Fat in Pork
Pork is now bred and processed to be much leaner. When compared to cuts of chicken, some cuts of pork are as lean or leaner. Below is a table using a skinless chicken thigh and breast as comparisons (all are based on four ounces of meat).
| Nutrients | Pork top loin roast |
Pork Sirloin chop |
Boneless skinless chicken thigh |
Boneless skinless chicken breast |
Center rib loin chop |
Pork tenderloin |
| Calories | 160 | 164 | 135 | 125 | 172 | 136 |
| Fat grams | 6 | 7.1 | 4.4 | 1.4 | 7.4 | 3.9 |
| Sodium mg | 51 | 57 | 97 | 74 | 51 | 57 |
| Saturated Fat grams | 2 | 2.5 | 1.1 | 0.4 | 2.5 | 1.3 |
| Cholesterol mg | 62 | 73 | 94 | 66 | 62 | 73 |
| Monounsaturated Fat grams | 2.7 | 3.2 | 1.4 | 0.3 | 3.3 | 1.8 |
|
Polyunsaturated Fat grams |
0.7 |
0.8 |
1.1 |
0.3 |
0.8 |
0.4 |
None of these cuts are over 200 calories and the highest amount of fat is the center cut rib chop. This is still very acceptable and considered a lean meat.
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