Top 5 Facts

• Lean trimmed pork is a healthy source of protein, thiamin, niacin, B6, B12, selenium, riboflavin, zinc, and omega-3.
• Trimmed cuts are readily available from butchers and supermarkets. Ask your butchers to trim off the external fat, or alternatively trim your meat at home - whatever you prefer.  There are at least 15 cuts that are lean and trimmed:
  • loin chops
  • butterfly steaks
  • loin medallions
  • mid loin cutlets
  • diced
  • rump steaks
  • leg steaks
  • fillet (tenderloin)
  • topside steak
  • silverside steak
  • round steak
  • loin roast
  • round mini roast
  • scotch roast
  • strips
• Trimmed lean pork can be easily substituted for other meats like chicken, beef or lamb in your tried and trusted recipes, to add more variety of protein to the week
• The leanest pork cuts come from the loin, fillet and the leg, trimmed of outside fat
• Lean pork doesn't have to be dry and tough. There's no need to over-cook. For cooking tips, click here.

Other Nutritional Benefits Of Lean, Trimmed Pork

Research conducted in 2009 into the benefits of lean, trimmed pork has found that, if you have type 2 diabetes and are overweight or obese, then regular lean pork intake may be beneficial. Specifically a high protein, lower carbohydrate diet that includes regular lean pork intake in conjunction with resistance exercise will give you excellent weight and fat loss results.

The most recent research that preceded this was the Pork Nutrition Survey which found that lean, trimmed pork is as lean as skinless chicken breast - and has half the fat of red meat. The survey also named pork as a low fat, high protein dietary source. The report - which based its research on actual pork cuts purchased in retail stores across Australia to accurately reflect the pork that 'real' consumers purchase everyday - concluded that pork is lean and nutrient dense. It contains essential vitamins such as B12, B6, thiamin, niacin, and minerals such as zinc, selenium, iron and magnesium.

In everyday language, this means that lean pork is beneficial for growth and maintaining nerves, cardiovascular function and muscle strength. Lean trimmed pork has something for everyone.