Dry-cured whole muscle
Cured pork loin
9 CFR 319.104 sets a minimum protein-fat-free percentage for cured loin, and the label must change if the product falls below it. The Iberian lomo and the North American back bacon are the same cut treated differently.
What this page is built from
- Protected names
- 3
- US standards of identity
- 1
- Composition rows
- 3
- Named by FSIS
- no
This page exists because these joins exist. A class name that joined to nothing would not have a page.
US standard of identity
Protected names in this class
Composition
| Food | Sodium, mg | Salt, % | Water, g | Protein, g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Canadian bacon, cooked | 993 | 2.52 | 62.5 | 28.3 |
| Canadian bacon, cooked, pan-fried | 993 | 2.52 | 62.5 | 28.3 |
| Canadian bacon, unprepared | 751 | 1.91 | 72.3 | 20.3 |
Buying it
Whole dry-cured loin, sold as lomo embuchado in Spain and as lonza or lonzino in Italy. It is the leanest of the dry-cured whole muscles, which means it dries fastest and case-hardens most easily.
What to read on the label. Lomo, lonza and lonzino are the same cut under different names.
This class does have a US standard of identity, which means the name on the pack is constrained by 9 CFR part 319 rather than left to the maker. The standard is linked above and is worth reading before deciding what the word promised you.
This is not a protected designation. The listing below is a product of this type, not a registered name. The register entries for this class are listed above and none of them is what is linked here.
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Listing
- Lowest new, checked 2026-09-04
- $71.99
- Brand
- Generic
- ASIN
- B0DH2T28PB
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Register data: eAmbrosia, the EU geographical indications register, retrieved 2026-09-04. Composition: USDA FoodData Central, retrieved 2026-09-04, All values are per 100 g of the food as described.