How many calories are in Chorizo?

100 g of Chorizo has 256 kcal. Serving, 100 g (100 g): about 256 kcal.

Is Chorizo high in protein?

Chorizo contains 12 g of protein per 100 g (24% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 12 g in serving, 100 g (100 g). About 19% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is in the lowest quarter (median 23 g).

How many carbs are in Chorizo?

Chorizo has 3.3 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 1.5 g of sugars. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Chorizo?

Chorizo contains 21 g of fat per 100 g, of which 8.3 g is saturated (42% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Chorizo?

100 g contains 747 mg of sodium, 32% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated March 17, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Chorizo

Packaged product Meat Coop

Chorizo contains 256 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 100 g (100 g) provides about 256 kcal.

Roughly 76% of its calories come from fat, with 19% from protein and 5% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is less energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 414 kcal per 100 g across 698 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

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256kcal per 100 g

12 gprotein

3.3 gcarbohydrates

21 gfat

256kcal in serving, 100 g (100 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	256 kcal
Total fat L	21 g	27%
Saturated fat L	8.3 g	42%
Sodium L	747 mg	32%
Total carbohydrates L	3.3 g	1%
Dietary fiber	not reported
Total sugars L	1.5 g
Protein L	12 g	24%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 19%
Carbohydrates 5%
Fat 76%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein12 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 23 g)
Sugars1.5 gabove the median for meat (median 1 g)
Fat21 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 35 g)
Saturated fat8.3 gin the lowest quarter of meat (median 13 g)
Sodium747 mgin the lowest quarter of meat (median 1,360 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal4.7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Coop
Barcode: 7300156599063
Label serving: 100 g
Category: Chorizos
Nutri-Score: E as computed by Open Food Facts

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 7300156599063. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated March 17, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 85/100 (how it is calculated).

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