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thumb|Typical slice of ham Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved by wet or dry curing, with or without smoking. As a processed meat, the term ham includes both whole cuts of meat and ones that have been mechanically formed.
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Ham is pork from a leg cut that has been preserved through curing (either wet or dry) and sometimes smoking, making it a shelf-stable meat product that can be either whole cuts or mechanically formed pieces. It matters as a widely consumed processed meat that offers preserved protein and convenience, though as a cured product it carries nutritional considerations like high sodium content.
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Key facts
- Food.name
- Ham
- Food.image
- Ham (4).jpg
- Food.caption
- Half of a bone-in ham, studded with cloves
- Food.type
- Preserved meat
- Food.main_ingredient
- Cured leg cut pork
- Food.serving_size
- 100 g
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