Pork Roast

Pork roast is a term that is applied to several different cuts of pork including the loin roast, shoulder roast, butt roast, blade loin roast, pork tenderloin, sirloin roast, crown roast and rolled ham roast. They can range in size from 2 to 20 pounds.

Pork is produced from pigs. The pig has been a domestically kept animal since at least 5000BC.http://www.ehow.com/facts_4567752_pork-tenderloin.html To become "pork roast" the pork needs to be roasted using various roasting techniques. There are various tips in the Mahalo guide How to Cook a Pork Roast. The definition for a Pork roast at Pork Food Service is "To cook food by exposing to dry heat (as in an oven or before a fire) or by surrounding with hot embers, sand, or stones."http://www.porkfoodservice.com/Glossary.aspx

There are 52 calories in 1 thin slice of Pork Roast. The calories are analysed as 55% fat and 45% protein, there are no carbohydrates.http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/pork-roast-cooked-ns-as-to-fat-eaten

The nutritional facts for one thin slice of ham (approx 4-1/2" x 2-1/2" x 1/8")

The following information supplied courtesy of fatsecret.com: http://www.fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/generic/pork-roast-cooked-ns-as-to-fat-eaten

Calories 52 - (Calories from fat 28)
Total fat 3.06g (Saturated fat 1.123g, Polyunsaturated Fat 0.253g and Monounsaturated Fat 1.361g, other fats 0.32g)
Cholesterol - 17mg
Sodium - 46mg
Potassium - 85mg
Protein - 5.67g