How many calories are in cooked sausage?

100 g of cooked sausage has 324 kcal. 1 link (87 g): about 282 kcal.

Is cooked sausage high in protein?

Cooked sausage contains 18.4 g of protein per 100 g (37% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 16 g in 1 link (87 g). About 23% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other sausages and luncheon meats, that is among the highest quarter (median 14.5 g).

How many carbs are in cooked sausage?

Cooked sausage has 1.9 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0 g of fiber and 1.4 g of sugars.

How much fat is in cooked sausage?

Cooked sausage contains 26.4 g of fat per 100 g, of which 9 g is saturated (45% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does cooked sausage contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Niacin (B3) (39% DV), Vitamin B12 (38% DV), selenium (32% DV), Thiamin (B1) (29% DV) and Vitamin B6 (22% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in cooked sausage?

100 g contains 801 mg of sodium, 35% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Does sausage have the same nutrition cooked and raw?

No. Per 100 g, sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried has 324 kcal, while sausage, Italian, pork, mild, raw has 290 kcal. Cooking changes the water content, so always use the record that matches how you weigh the food.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record dated April 1, 2019. FoodFactly last checked it on November 6, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Calories in Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried

Generic food Cooked Meat

Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, cooked, pan-fried contains 324 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 link (87 g) provides about 282 kcal.

Roughly 75% of its calories come from fat, with 23% from protein and 2% 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 39% of the Daily Value for Niacin (B3), 38% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12 and 32% of the Daily Value for selenium.

These values are for the cooked food. Raw and other preparations have their own values, listed separately below.

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, where most core values were measured by laboratory analysis.

324kcal per 100 g

18.4 gprotein

1.9 gcarbohydrates

26.4 gfat

282kcal in 1 link (87 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	324 kcal
Total fat M	26.4 g	34%
Saturated fat C	9 g	45%
Trans fat C	0.096 g
Cholesterol M	81 mg	27%
Sodium M	801 mg	35%
Total carbohydrates C	1.9 g	0.7%
Dietary fiber Z	0 g	0%
Total sugars M	1.4 g
Protein M	18.4 g	37%
Vitamin A ?	10 µg	1%
Vitamin C Z	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D I	1 µg	5%
Vitamin E C	0.25 mg	2%
Vitamin K I	3.4 µg	3%
Thiamin (B1) M	0.35 mg	29%
Riboflavin (B2) M	0.26 mg	20%
Niacin (B3) M	6.3 mg	39%
Pantothenic acid (B5) M	0.84 mg	17%
Vitamin B6 M	0.37 mg	22%
Folate (B9) C	1 µg	0.3%
Vitamin B12 M	0.9 µg	38%
Choline I	61.8 mg	11%
Calcium M	13 mg	1%
Iron M	1.3 mg	7%
Magnesium M	19 mg	5%
Phosphorus M	152 mg	12%
Potassium M	339 mg	7%
Zinc M	2.4 mg	22%
Copper M	0.074 mg	8%
Manganese M	0.036 mg	2%
Selenium M	17.5 µg	32%

% 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 23%
Carbohydrates 2%
Fat 75%

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

Protein18.4 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 14.5 g)
Sugars1.4 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 0.2 g)
Fat26.4 gabove the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 21.9 g)
Saturated fat9 gabove the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 7.4 g)
Sodium801 mgin the lowest quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 962 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal5.7 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water50.6 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat C	11.6 g
Polyunsaturated fat C	4.9 g

Sugars and starch (6)

Sucrose M	0 g
Glucose M	1.4 g
Fructose M	0 g
Lactose M	0 g
Maltose M	0 g
Galactose M	0 g

Individual fatty acids (47)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) M	0.007 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) M	0.004 g
ALA (omega-3, 18:3 n-3) M	0.18 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) ?	4.3 g
SFA 4:0 M	0.006 g
SFA 6:0 M	0.001 g
SFA 8:0 M	0.003 g
SFA 10:0 M	0.017 g
SFA 12:0 M	0.017 g
SFA 14:0 M	0.33 g
SFA 16:0 M	5.6 g
SFA 18:0 M	2.9 g
SFA 20:0 M	0.063 g
MUFA 18:1 ?	10.7 g
PUFA 18:3 ?	0.18 g
PUFA 20:4 M	0.12 g
SFA 22:0 M	0.01 g
MUFA 14:1 M	0.005 g
MUFA 16:1 ?	0.58 g
PUFA 18:4 M	0 g
MUFA 20:1 M	0.29 g
MUFA 22:1 ?	0.009 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) M	0.024 g
SFA 15:0 M	0.013 g
SFA 17:0 M	0.069 g
SFA 24:0 M	0.002 g
TFA 16:1 t M	0.007 g
TFA 18:1 t M	0.069 g
TFA 22:1 t M	0 g
TFA 18:2 t not further defined M	0.02 g
PUFA 18:2 CLAs M	0.03 g
MUFA 24:1 c M	0.001 g
PUFA 20:2 n-6 c,c M	0.21 g
MUFA 16:1 c M	0.57 g
MUFA 18:1 c M	10.6 g
PUFA 18:2 n-6 c,c M	4.2 g
MUFA 22:1 c M	0.009 g
PUFA 18:3 n-6 c,c,c M	0.005 g
MUFA 17:1 M	0.058 g
PUFA 20:3 ?	0.062 g
Fatty acids, total trans-monoenoic C	0.076 g
Fatty acids, total trans-polyenoic C	0.02 g
MUFA 15:1 M	0 g
PUFA 20:3 n-3 M	0.028 g
PUFA 20:3 n-6 M	0.035 g
PUFA 18:3i M	0 g
PUFA 22:4 M	0.044 g

Carotenoids (7)

Beta-carotene Z	0 µg
Lycopene Z	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin Z	0 µg
Retinol ?	10 µg
Carotene, alpha Z	0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units I	41 IU
Cryptoxanthin, beta Z	0 µg

Other components (12)

Water M	50.6 g
Alcohol Z	0 g
Caffeine Z	0 mg
Ash M	2.8 g
Theobromine Z	0 mg
Energy C	1,355 kJ
Vitamin A, IU ?	32 IU
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food I	1 µg
Betaine I	5.9 mg
Vitamin E, added Z	0 mg
Vitamin B-12, added Z	0 µg

Values by source

More than one dataset describes this food. FoodFactly keeps each source's values separately instead of blending them. The headline values above come from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

Per 100 g	USDA Foundation
Calories	322 kcal
Protein	18.2 g
Carbohydrates	2.2 g
Fat	26.2 g
Fiber	n/a
Sugars	1.5 g
Sodium	766 mg

Other forms of Sausage

Raw, cooked, dried and processed versions are separate records with their own measured values.

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Sausage, turkey and pork, fresh, bulk, patty or link, cooked Cooked	307	22.7 g	0.7 g	23 g
Sausage, egg and cheese breakfast biscuit	324	9.5 g	21.6 g	22.1 g
Sausage, beef, cured, cooked, smoked Cooked	312	14.1 g	2.4 g	26.9 g
Sausage, Berliner, pork, beef	230	15.3 g	2.6 g	17.2 g
Sausage, Italian, pork, mild, raw Raw	290	13.9 g	3 g	24.3 g
Sausage, pork and turkey, pre-cooked Cooked	342	12.1 g	3.6 g	30.6 g
Sausage, smoked link sausage, pork and beef (nonfat dry milk added) Cooked	313	13.3 g	1.9 g	27.6 g
Sausage, Vienna, canned, chicken, beef, pork Canned	230	10.5 g	2.6 g	19.4 g
Sausage, turkey, pork, and beef, low fat, smoked Cooked	101	8 g	11.5 g	2.5 g
Sausage, Italian, sweet, links	149	16.1 g	2.1 g	8.4 g
Sausage, Polish, beef with chicken, hot	259	17.6 g	3.6 g	19.4 g
Sausage, Polish, pork and beef, smoked Cooked	301	12.1 g	2 g	26.6 g

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

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Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Pork sausage, link/patty, cooked, pan-fried Cooked	325	18.5 g	1.4 g	27.3 g
Lamb, New Zealand, imported, frozen, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, cooked, roasted Cooked	317	19.9 g	0 g	25.7 g
Salami, cooked, beef and pork Cooked	336	21.9 g	2.4 g	25.9 g
Lamb, New Zealand, imported, loin chop, separable lean and fat, cooked, fast fried Cooked	332	21.5 g	0.41 g	27.1 g
Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, select, cooked, broiled Cooked	324	21.6 g	0 g	25.7 g
Beef, rib, large end (ribs 6-9), separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, all grades, cooked, broiled Cooked	338	21.6 g	0 g	27.2 g
Pork, cured, shoulder, blade roll, separable lean and fat, roasted Cooked	287	17.3 g	0.37 g	23.5 g
Lamb, rib, separable lean and fat, trimmed to 1/8" fat, choice, cooked, roasted Cooked	341	21.8 g	0 g	27.5 g