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Argentine · Argentina
Choripán
Also called choripán
Choripán, a dish from Argentina.
Pai editors’ mark 4 / 5
Plan, list, and collections
Choripán is cooked in Argentina as its own dish. Grill paprika-rubbed pork and tuck it into bread with a spoon of herb sauce. Amounts are scaled for four from foods this library can count, so the nutrition panel comes from those ingredients.
Health
How this plate sits
Counted from the ingredient table. The score, richness, and badges describe one serving as written. The ring and the nutrient table follow the serving count above. This is general information, not medical advice.
80
Health score
Light & nourishing
Moderate
Richness
Light
Light to very rich, from fat, saturated fat, sugar, and the cream or butter in the plate.
- Protein 36%
- Carbs 32%
- Fat 32%
Watch · Diabetes-friendly
It misses a gentler mark: sugar, fiber, the starch mix, or the richness of the plate.
Watch · Heart-friendly
Saturated fat, cholesterol, sodium, or fiber keeps this off the heart-friendly list.
Watch · Weight loss
Calories, protein, or richness make this a fuller plate than a light day wants.
Suits · High protein
About 27.1 g of protein in the serving.
Watch · Low sodium
About 718 mg of sodium, above the 450 mg mark.
Watch · Gluten-free
Wheat or gluten is in the required list.
Suits · Dairy-free
No milk ingredients in the required list.
Watch · Vegetarian
Meat, poultry, fish, or shellfish is in the required list.
Suits · Pregnancy
No alcohol, liver, or caffeine in the required list. Cook meat, eggs, and seafood through.
Suits · Gentle when sick
Mild, not fried, and not a very rich plate. Comfort, not a treatment.
Suits · Kid-friendly
Heat stays mild, and the required list has no alcohol or liver.
Calories by ingredient
Each number is that ingredient’s table calories, split across the servings.
- Baguette122 kcal
- Pork tenderloin114 kcal
- Olive oil62 kcal
- Ground cumin2 kcal
- Sweet paprika1 kcal
- Chili flakes1 kcal
Glycemic load
Estimated glycemic load for this count: 18.1. The bands come from the ingredient table.
Portion
One serving, as written, is about 305 kcal.
Allergens. Gluten, Wheat
Make it healthier
Use half the salt
Salt adds no calories in this table, so the calorie figure stays put while sodium falls.
About 305 kcal after the change.
Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.
The same dish with less sodium. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.
The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes. This is the kitchen note. A new calorie figure is shown only when the grams can be replayed on the ingredient table.
Low confidence: no new calorie figure. The grams cannot be replayed on the table.
| Nutrient | Amount | % daily value |
|---|---|---|
| Calories | 305 kcal | 15% |
| Protein | 27.1 g | 54% |
| Carbohydrate | 24.3 g | 9% |
| Fiber | 1.4 g | 5% |
| Total sugars | 2.2 g | 4% |
| Fat | 10.6 g | 14% |
| Saturated fat | 1.9 g | 10% |
| Cholesterol | 68 mg | 23% |
| Sodium | 718 mg | 31% |
| Potassium | 513 mg | 11% |
| Calcium | 40 mg | 3% |
| Iron | 3.5 mg | 19% |
| Magnesium | 47 mg | 11% |
| Zinc | 2.5 mg | 23% |
| Vitamin A | 33 mcg | 4% |
| Vitamin C | 5.2 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin D | 0.2 mcg | 1% |
| Vitamin E | 1.5 mg | 10% |
| Vitamin K | 66 mcg | 55% |
| Thiamin (B1) | 1.4 mg | 115% |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.6 mg | 43% |
| Niacin (B3) | 9.3 mg | 58% |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.9 mg | 52% |
| Folate | 61 mcg | 15% |
| Vitamin B12 | 0.5 mcg | 23% |
These figures follow the USDA-linked ingredient table where a safe FoodData Central row exists. Optional ingredients are left out. A few pantry items still use Pai's curated numbers because no close USDA row was found. 50 g is the daily value for added sugar. This figure is total sugar, including fruit and milk.
- A serving stays under about 420 calories, so it can sit inside an ordinary day.
- A middle path: useful food, with one or two numbers worth watching.
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.
Equipment
- Grill pan or grill
- Tongs
- Scale
Ingredients
Each line is stored in grams. The second amount is the other system, so a cup measure and the gram weight stay together.
Pork tenderloin14 oz420 g
Baguette0.5 loaf180 g
Sweet paprika1 tsp2 g
Ground cumin1 tsp2 g
Chili flakes1 tsp2 g
Olive oil2 tbsp30.77 ml
Kosher salt1 tsp4 g
Flat-leaf parsley0.5 cup15 g
The first amount follows the unit toggle. The second is the other system. Both follow the serving count.
If you need to swap
- Use half the kosher salt and brighten the plate with lemon or lime.. The same dish with less sodium.
- Replace the meat or fish with the same weight of drained chickpeas.. The seasoning and the method stay. The center of the plate changes.
Method
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1Heat the grill until it is hot, then oil the bars. For Choripán, start here: grill paprika-rubbed pork and tuck it into bread with a spoon of herb sauce.
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2Grill paprika-rubbed pork and tuck it into bread with a spoon of herb sauce.
Cook 12 min
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3Rest it a few minutes. The juices should run clear where that matters. Stop when this is true of Choripán: Grill paprika-rubbed pork and tuck it into bread with a spoon of herb sauce.
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4Slice or leave whole and serve with the juices. Choripán is eaten in Argentina as this plate, with the sauce or garnish that belongs to it.
How you know it is done
Choripán is done when the outside has color and the center is cooked through for the protein in the pan.
If it goes wrong
- Choripán looks done on top and is still raw in the center. Trust the cue in the method, not the color alone. Give it a few more minutes and check the center.
- Choripán spread, sank, or turned out dry. Measure by weight next time, heat the oven fully, and stop when the doneness cue appears rather than when the timer ends.
Storage
Cool Choripán, then cover and refrigerate for up to 3 days. Freeze portions for a month if the dish reheats in a pot or oven, not a raw salad.
How this dish helps your daily life
- Choripán is cooked by grill in Argentina. The steps follow that technique, including the timing above.
- The meat, poultry, or fish is the protein. The panel is this plate, not a generic serving.
Notes
Pregnancy. Cook meat, poultry, and eggs through. Use pasteurized dairy if the recipe includes it. There is no alcohol in the required list.
Allergens in the required list: Gluten, Wheat.
Your stars and note
Pai shares general nutrition information for everyday cooking. It is not medical advice, a diagnosis, or a treatment plan. Health labels are estimates from reference ingredient data and do not account for your lab results, medications, or how a food is absorbed. If you are pregnant, managing diabetes, cholesterol, an allergy, or any illness, use this as a menu of ideas and follow the clinician who knows you. In an emergency, call local emergency services.