Most pork meats like prosciutto, ribs, and bratwurst are great sources of high-quality protein for people over 6 months old, but chorizo might not be quite enough for kids under 3 because it's low in...

Prosciutto gives your body more of the essential building-block proteins it needs than other pork products, for both young kids and older people.

Pork cuts like tenderloin and coppa give your body better-quality protein than other types like ribs, shoulder, or sausages, based on how well your body can use the amino acids in them.

Chorizo doesn't have enough of certain important amino acids for little kids under 3, so even though it's close, its protein quality just misses the 'excellent' rating.