Pork Products
Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), unheated
Parameters
- Sodium
- 505 mg
- Salt, derived
- 1.28 %
- Water
- 31.1 g
- Brine concentration
- 3.96 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 5.48 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 167877. 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
= 505 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 1.284 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 1.284 / (1.284 + 31.1) = 3.964 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 31.1 / 5.7 = 5.475 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Calcium | 5.00 | mg |
| Potassium | 105.0 | mg |
| Total fat | 61.4 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 0.09 | g |
| Energy | 579.0 | kcal |
| Water | 31.1 | g |
| Protein | 5.68 | g |
| Iron | 0.39 | mg |
| Sodium | 505.0 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 68.0 | mg |
| Saturated fat | 22.5 | 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.
Nearby entries
- Pork, cured, salt pork, raw
- Pork, cured, separable fat (from ham and arm picnic), roasted
- Pork, cured, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean and fat, roasted
- Pork, cured, shoulder, arm picnic, separable lean only, roasted
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.