Meat
Leg
Leg of Wild Boar is whole haunch or poultry leg for roasting and braising. Cook long enough for collagen and safety. Cook wild boar leg to temperature when thickness varies, rest before carving, and add fat or sauce if lean. Stews, roasts, sausage, and ragù show the cut’s strengths. Match heat to collagen—fast sear for tender muscle, long moist heat for hard-working joints.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat 5.02 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.17 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Cholesterol 67.2 mg
- Sodium 63.6 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Water 58 g
- Energy 193 kcal
- Water 58 g
- Protein 20.8 g
- Fat 11.3 g
- Saturated Fat 5.02 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.17 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 35.2 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.07 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.18 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 4.98 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.54 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.35 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.2 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 6.9 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.25 mg
- Vitamin K 1.3 µg
- Minerals 297 mg
- Major Minerals 296 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.14 g
- Cholesterol 67.2 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.07 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.18 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 4.98 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.54 · vitamin-b6: 0.35 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.2 · vitamin-b9-folate: 6.9 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.25 · vitamin-k: 1.3 ·
Minerals
Leg of Wild Boar: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
History
Butchers charted leg of wild boar as cookery specialised by muscle and joint.
Retail packing standardised leg portions of wild boar for home kitchens.
Ready-to-cook leg packs of wild boar expanded for convenience cooking.