Calories in Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared
Generic food Cooked Meat
This record duplicates Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared from another USDA dataset. Its values are kept for reference; the linked page is the main one.
Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared contains 328 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 link (18.6 g) provides about 61 kcal.
Roughly 79% of its calories come from fat, with 16% from protein and 4% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).
That is more energy than the typical item in sausages and luncheon meats on FoodFactly, where the median is 265 kcal per 100 g across 174 foods.
100 g provides 47% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12, 21% of the Daily Value for Vitamin C and 21% of the Daily Value for selenium.
The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods, where most core values were measured by laboratory analysis.
Nutrition facts
| Nutrient | Amount per 100 g | % DV |
|---|---|---|
| Calories C | 328 kcal | |
| Total fat M | 28.7 g | 37% |
| Saturated fat M | 11.3 g | 57% |
| Trans fat M | 1.2 g | |
| Cholesterol M | 61 mg | 20% |
| Sodium M | 866 mg | 38% |
| Total carbohydrates C | 3.4 g | 1% |
| Dietary fiber | not reported | |
| Total sugars M | 1 g | |
| Protein C | 13.3 g | 27% |
| Vitamin A C | 18 µg | 2% |
| Vitamin C M | 19.2 mg | 21% |
| Vitamin E M | 0.33 mg | 2% |
| Thiamin (B1) M | 0.054 mg | 5% |
| Riboflavin (B2) M | 0.13 mg | 10% |
| Niacin (B3) M | 2.4 mg | 15% |
| Pantothenic acid (B5) M | 0.32 mg | 6% |
| Vitamin B6 M | 0.15 mg | 9% |
| Vitamin B12 M | 1.1 µg | 47% |
| Choline M | 38.3 mg | 7% |
| Calcium M | 35 mg | 3% |
| Iron M | 1.6 mg | 9% |
| Magnesium M | 19.7 mg | 5% |
| Phosphorus M | 124 mg | 10% |
| Potassium M | 263 mg | 6% |
| Zinc M | 2.1 mg | 19% |
| Copper M | 0.075 mg | 8% |
| Manganese M | 0.17 mg | 8% |
| Selenium M | 11.6 µg | 21% |
% 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 16%
- Carbohydrates 4%
- Fat 79%
Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).
Vitamins and minerals, % Daily Value per 100 g
Nutritional insights
- Protein13.3 gbelow the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 14.5 g)
- Sugars1 gabove the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 0.2 g)
- Fat28.7 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 21.9 g)
- Saturated fat11.3 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 7.4 g)
- Sodium866 mgbelow the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 962 mg)
- Protein per 100 kcal4.1 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
- Water51.7 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms
Full nutrient profile
Fats and cholesterol (2)
| Monounsaturated fat M | 12.7 g |
|---|---|
| Polyunsaturated fat M | 1.9 g |
Sugars and starch (6)
| Sucrose M | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Glucose M | 1 g |
| Fructose M | 0 g |
| Lactose M | 0 g |
| Maltose M | 0 g |
| Galactose M | 0 g |
Amino acids (19)
| Tryptophan M | 0.12 g |
|---|---|
| Threonine M | 0.5 g |
| Isoleucine M | 0.46 g |
| Leucine M | 0.93 g |
| Lysine M | 0.95 g |
| Methionine M | 0.26 g |
| Phenylalanine M | 0.6 g |
| Tyrosine M | 0.39 g |
| Valine M | 0.53 g |
| Arginine M | 0.83 g |
| Histidine M | 0.35 g |
| Alanine M | 0.77 g |
| Aspartic acid M | 1.2 g |
| Glutamic acid M | 1.9 g |
| Glycine M | 0.94 g |
| Proline M | 0.84 g |
| Serine M | 0.55 g |
| Hydroxyproline M | 0.29 g |
| Cysteine M | 0.17 g |
Individual fatty acids (55)
| EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) M | 0 g |
|---|---|
| DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) M | 0.002 g |
| ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) M | 0.092 g |
| SFA 4:0 M | 0.004 g |
| SFA 6:0 M | 0 g |
| SFA 8:0 M | 0 g |
| SFA 10:0 M | 0.002 g |
| SFA 12:0 M | 0.018 g |
| SFA 14:0 M | 0.78 g |
| SFA 16:0 M | 6.7 g |
| SFA 18:0 M | 3.5 g |
| SFA 20:0 M | 0.027 g |
| PUFA 20:4 M | 0.046 g |
| SFA 22:0 M | 0.004 g |
| PUFA 18:4 M | 0.001 g |
| PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) M | 0.009 g |
| SFA 15:0 M | 0.11 g |
| SFA 17:0 M | 0.26 g |
| SFA 24:0 M | 0.003 g |
| TFA 16:1 t M | 0.062 g |
| TFA 18:1 t M | 1 g |
| TFA 22:1 t M | 0 g |
| TFA 18:2 t not further defined M | 0.093 g |
| PUFA 18:2 CLAs M | 0.13 g |
| MUFA 24:1 c M | 0.002 g |
| PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c M | 0.033 g |
| MUFA 16:1 c M | 1.1 g |
| MUFA 18:1 c M | 11 g |
| PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c M | 1.6 g |
| MUFA 22:1 c M | 0.016 g |
| PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c M | 0.002 g |
| MUFA 17:1 M | 0.2 g |
| Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic M | 1.1 g |
| Fatty acids, total trans-dienoic M | 0.093 g |
| Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic M | 0.002 g |
| MUFA 15:1 M | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:2 M | 0 g |
| SFA 11:0 M | 0 g |
| PUFA 20:3 n-3 M | 0.004 g |
| PUFA 20:3 n-6 M | 0.028 g |
| PUFA 22:4 M | 0.015 g |
| PUFA 20:3 n-9 M | 0 g |
| MUFA 14:1 c M | 0.25 g |
| MUFA 17:1 c M | 0.2 g |
| MUFA 20:1 c M | 0.11 g |
| MUFA 22:1 n-9 M | 0.016 g |
| PUFA 18:2 c M | 1.7 g |
| PUFA 18:3 c M | 0.094 g |
| TFA 18:3 t M | 0.002 g |
| PUFA 20:3 c M | 0.031 g |
| PUFA 20:4c M | 0.046 g |
| PUFA 20:5c M | 0 g |
| PUFA 22:5 c M | 0.009 g |
| PUFA 22:6 c M | 0.002 g |
| PUFA 20:2 c M | 0.033 g |
Carotenoids (8)
| Retinol M | 18 µg |
|---|---|
| Tocopherol, beta M | 0 mg |
| Tocopherol, gamma M | 0.14 mg |
| Tocopherol, delta M | 0 mg |
| Tocotrienol, alpha M | 0 mg |
| Tocotrienol, beta M | 0 mg |
| Tocotrienol, gamma M | 0 mg |
| Tocotrienol, delta M | 0 mg |
Other components (10)
| Water M | 51.7 g |
|---|---|
| Nitrogen M | 2.1 g |
| Ash M | 3 g |
| Energy C | 1,370 kJ |
| Choline, free M | 2.3 mg |
| Choline, from phosphocholine M | 27.7 mg |
| Choline, from phosphotidyl choline M | 0.4 mg |
| Choline, from glycerophosphocholine M | 1.9 mg |
| Betaine M | 2.8 mg |
| Choline, from sphingomyelin M | 6 mg |
Source of the nutrition information
- USDA FoodData Central: Foundation Foods, record 746779. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated December 16, 2019. Imported November 8, 2026.
Last updated: . Data quality score: 95/100 (how it is calculated).
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