Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean only, raw

Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean only, raw has a average-calorie, low-carb, average-fat and high-protein content. It is a good source of Thiamin, Riboflavin and Niacin.

It contains a low amount of carbohydrates, making it suitable for some of the low-carb diets. Its sugar content is among the bottom 20 percentile. This is for people watching their sugar intake. With 20.46 gms of protein, it is high in protein content, which is an important macronutrient that helps with tissue repair, provides energy and improves immunity.

However, the average fat content makes it suitable if you're on a low-fat diet plan. It's low MUFA and low PUFA. The omega-3 content is low.

While Sodium is an essential nutrient, excess quantities can cause several disorders like fluid retention, hypertension. Since it has a low density of Sodium, it is suitable if you are aiming for a healthy, low-sodium diet. It is also a very high source of Selenium, which is an important antioxidant especially in combination with vitamin E.

Our comprehensive nutrition ranking methodology, which inspects every nutrition element that this food is composed of, comes up with a nutrition ranking of 62, for Pork, fresh, leg (ham), whole, separable lean only, raw, and we advise that this food in moderation.