Pork Products
Pork, cured, ham, separable fat, boneless, heated
Parameters
- Sodium
- 677 mg
- Salt, derived
- 1.72 %
- Water
- 35.5 g
- Brine concentration
- 4.62 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 4.05 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 169155. All values are per 100 g of the food as described. Retrieved 2026-09-04. Source record
How the derived figures were obtained
salt % = sodium mg / 1000 x 2.5420 / 100 x 100
= 677 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 1.721 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 1.721 / (1.721 + 35.5) = 4.624 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 35.5 / 8.8 = 4.048 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Protein | 8.77 | g |
| Iron | 0.53 | mg |
| Sodium | 677.0 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 72.0 | mg |
| Saturated fat | 17.0 | g |
| Total fat | 51.6 | g |
| Water | 35.5 | g |
| Calcium | 6.00 | mg |
| Potassium | 195.0 | mg |
| Carbohydrate | 2.00 | g |
| Energy | 507.0 | kcal |
What these figures do and do not say
The brine concentration above is computed from this food's own sodium and water using the FSIS formula, 100 x salt / (salt + water). It is a description of a finished commercial product, not a target. FSIS cites 10 percent brine after equalisation as the figure that prevents Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin production during warm drying, and 9 CFR 319.106(b)(4) requires not less than 10 percent for a dry cured ham made without nitrate or nitrite.
Water activity cannot be computed from composition. It is a measurement, and it is the measurement that decides shelf stability. The published limits are 0.85 in air and 0.91 vacuum packed, both from FSIS-GD-2014-0010.
Nearby entries
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- Pork, cured, ham, shank, bone-in, separable lean and fat, heated, roasted
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.