Pork Products

Pork, cured, ham with natural juices, shank, bone-in, separable lean only, heated, roasted

Parameters

Sodium: 820 mg
Salt, derived: 2.08 %
Water: 67.0 g
Brine concentration: 3.02 %
Moisture-protein ratio: 2.68 : 1

USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 167920. 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
            = 820 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 2.084 g per 100 g
brine %     = 100 x salt / (salt + water)     [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
            = 100 x 2.084 / (2.084 + 67.0) = 3.017 %
MPR         = water % / protein % = 67.0 / 25.0 = 2.680 : 1

Full composition, per 100 g

Nutrient	Value	Unit
Protein	25.0	g
Iron	1.20	mg
Sodium	820.0	mg
Cholesterol	74.0	mg
Energy	145.0	kcal
Water	67.0	g
Calcium	7.00	mg
Potassium	458.0	mg
Total fat	4.97	g
Saturated fat	1.56	g
Carbohydrate	0.34	g

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.

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Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.