Pork calories
Pork is a cooked dish, so its calories depend on who made it. Our reference recipe lands at 238 kcal per 100 g, and a 85 g plate comes to about 202 kcal.
A serving covers about 10% of the 2,000 kcal reference day used on US nutrition labels.
A real serving: 182 to 223 kcal
Nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | Per serving (85 g) |
|---|---|---|
| kcal | 238 | 202 |
| Protein, g | 26.4 | 22.4 |
| Fat, g | 13.9 | 11.8 |
| Carbs, g | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Fiber, g | 0.0 | 0.0 |
Calories by portion
| Portions | Most likely | Range, kcal | Steps to burn |
|---|---|---|---|
| ½ · 42 g | 101 kcal | 91-111 | 3,200 |
| 1 · 85 g | 202 kcal | 182-223 | 6,300 |
| 1½ · 128 g | 303 kcal | 273-334 | 9,500 |
| 2 · 170 g | 405 kcal | 364-445 | 12,600 |
The same portion buttons as in the Kalorea app: ½, 1, 1½ and 2 servings.
How long to burn one serving
About 6,300 steps, or 49 minutes of brisk walking for an average adult.
How we count: an adult of 75 kg and 175 cm walking at 5.6 km/h burns (4.3 − 1) × 75 = 247.5 kcal an hour above resting. Steps are distance divided by a stride of 0.415 × height. That's about 31 steps per kcal. The Kalorea app uses your own height and weight.
Shoot it from above so the whole plate is in frame. If it's oilier than usual, add “lots of oil” to the description, and Kalorea will lean to the top of the range.
Compared with similar foods
| Food | kcal / 100 g | Serving | Protein / 100 g |
|---|---|---|---|
| Pork chop | 224 | 352 kcal / 157 g | 26.6 g |
| Meatballs | 230 | 196 kcal / 85 g | 20.8 g |
| Veal | 231 | 196 kcal / 85 g | 30.1 g |
| Pork | 238 | 202 kcal / 85 g | 26.4 g |
| Sirloin steak | 243 | 207 kcal / 85 g | 27.0 g |
| Beef | 259 | 220 kcal / 85 g | 26.1 g |
| Filet mignon | 267 | 278 kcal / 104 g | 26.5 g |
| Steak | 267 | 227 kcal / 85 g | 25.7 g |
| Ground beef | 272 | 231 kcal / 85 g | 27.0 g |
Lightest in this group per 100 g: Pork chop.
Where the numbers come from
Values from USDA FoodData Central, a public domain (CC0) database by the US Department of Agriculture: FDC 168297 (Pork, fresh, composite of trimmed retail cuts (leg, loin, shoulder, and spareribs), separable lean and fat, cooked).
The ±10% range covers natural variation between samples: size, variety, ripeness or fat content, and how it was prepared.
Questions
How many calories in pork?
Pork has about 238 kcal per 100 g. A typical 85 g serving is about 202 kcal, and realistically anywhere from 182 to 223 kcal depending on the recipe and portion.
How much protein is in pork?
26.4 g of protein per 100 g, or about 22.4 g in a 85 g serving.
Your plate isn't a lab sample
Snap your own pork and Kalorea estimates what's actually on your plate, with a range and macros.