Pork Consumption and Health

In this compilation, the authors provide an overview of the existing literature on the content of nine most abundant minerals (potassium – K, phosphorous – P, sodium – Na, magnesium – Mg, calcium – Ca, zinc – Zn, iron – Fe, copper – Cu and manganese – Mn) in major raw and cooked pork meat cuts. The ingestion of raw or undercooked pork poses a public health risk, since pork is the main transmitter ...