Consume pig’s trotters with a certain amount of lean meat and fresh fruits and vegetables. 1. The main nutrients of pig’s trotters are protein and fat. Every 100g of pig’s trotters can provide 260kcal of energy, 22.6g of protein, 18.8g of fat and 192mg of cholesterol. Most of the proteins are collagen, which are incomplete proteins and can be considered as proteins of low quality. 2. If you want to increase the chances of collagen being utilized in pig’s trotters, it is recommended that when eating pig’s trotters, you should also eat some lean meat rich in high quality protein as well as fresh vegetables and fruits (such as green peppers and kiwifruit) rich in Vitamin C. This will provide your body with the raw materials for the synthesis of collagen: hydroxyproline, hydroxylysine, high quality protein, and Vitamin C.