What is Pancetta? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Pancetta?

Pancetta is salt-cured pork belly traditionally used in Italian cooking. The pork belly is rolled into a log and sliced into thin slices or diced into small pieces. The thin slices can be wrapped around vegetables or meat and then cooked, while the diced chunks are often added to soups or pasta. Pancetta has a rich, earthy taste similar to bacon.

What does Pancetta Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

bacon

The popular bacon streaked with fat that is used in American cuisine, comes from the belly of the hog. Bacon is cut in long, thin strips, salt cured and sometimes smoked or flavored with maple. Other cuts come from the back and loin. Raw bacon is pink in color with strips of fat, has a meaty and salty smell that can be smoky. Bacon must stay refrigerated.

corn oil

Corn oil is a fairly inexpensive cooking oil and is extracted from the germ of the corn kernel. The oil is a yellow or golden color, semi-thin and has a neutral flavor. It is mostly used in stove top cooking and deep frying.

Pancetta Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 2 oz56g

2 oz

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	262kcal	13%
Fats	20g	26%
Sat. fats	7g	32%
Mono. Fats	9g	20%
Trans fats	N/A
Carbs	1g	0%
Sugars	N/A
Fiber	N/A
Proteins	19g	25%
Cholesterol	55mg	18%
Sodium	943mg	41%

Healthy Level

Unhealthy Level

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Italian Pancetta Piacentina DOP | Dry-Cured Pork Belly Imported From Italy | La Salameria | 4.6lb (2.1kg)

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Pancetta?

2 oz of Pancetta contains 19 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Pancetta?

2 oz of Pancetta contains 1 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Pancetta?

2 oz of Pancetta contains 20 g of fat.

How many calories are in 2 oz of Pancetta?

There are 262 calories in 2 oz of Pancetta.

How many calories are in 1 Slice of Pancetta?

There are 54 calories in 1 Slice of Pancetta.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Pancetta?

There are 133 calories in 1 oz of Pancetta.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Pancetta?

There are 2123 calories in 1 pound of Pancetta.