How many calories are in sausage?

100 g of sausage has 426 kcal. 1 oz (28.4 g): about 121 kcal.

Is sausage high in protein?

Sausage contains 19.4 g of protein per 100 g (39% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 5.5 g in 1 oz (28.4 g). About 18% 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 sausage?

Sausage has 1.8 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.2 g of fiber and 0.12 g of sugars.

How much fat is in sausage?

Sausage contains 37.9 g of fat per 100 g, of which 10.5 g is saturated (52% of the Daily Value).

What vitamins and minerals does sausage contain?

Per 100 g, the most notable amounts relative to the Daily Value are Vitamin B12 (72% DV), Vitamin A (25% DV), Thiamin (B1) (21% DV), zinc (20% DV) and Niacin (B3) (18% DV). The full list is in the vitamins and minerals table above.

How much sodium is in sausage?

100 g contains 1,483 mg of sodium, 64% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Does sausage have the same nutrition not specified and cooked?

No. Per 100 g, sausage, summer, pork and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese has 426 kcal, while sausage, turkey and pork, fresh, bulk, patty or link, cooked has 307 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, summer, pork and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese

Generic food Meat

Sausage, summer, pork and beef, sticks, with cheddar cheese contains 426 kcal per 100 g. A typical serving of 1 oz (28.4 g) provides about 121 kcal.

Roughly 80% of its calories come from fat, with 18% 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 72% of the Daily Value for Vitamin B12, 25% of the Daily Value for Vitamin A and 21% of the Daily Value for Thiamin (B1).

The data comes from USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy.

426kcal per 100 g

19.4 gprotein

1.8 gcarbohydrates

37.9 gfat

121kcal in 1 oz (28.4 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories C	426 kcal
Total fat M	37.9 g	49%
Saturated fat C	10.5 g	52%
Cholesterol I	89 mg	30%
Sodium I	1,483 mg	64%
Total carbohydrates I	1.8 g	0.7%
Dietary fiber I	0.2 g	0.7%
Total sugars I	0.12 g
Protein M	19.4 g	39%
Vitamin A C	225 µg	25%
Vitamin C I	0 mg	0%
Vitamin D I	0.3 µg	2%
Thiamin (B1) I	0.25 mg	21%
Riboflavin (B2) I	0.16 mg	12%
Niacin (B3) I	2.9 mg	18%
Pantothenic acid (B5) I	0.76 mg	15%
Vitamin B6 I	0.13 mg	8%
Folate (B9) C	7 µg	2%
Vitamin B12 I	1.7 µg	72%
Calcium I	81 mg	6%
Iron I	2.3 mg	13%
Magnesium I	13 mg	3%
Phosphorus I	178 mg	14%
Potassium I	206 mg	4%
Zinc I	2.3 mg	20%
Copper I	0.07 mg	8%
Manganese I	0.032 mg	1%
Selenium I	7.5 µg	14%

% 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 18%
Carbohydrates 2%
Fat 80%

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

Protein19.4 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 14.5 g)
Fiber0.2 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 0 g)
Sugars0.12 gbelow the median for sausages and luncheon meats (median 0.2 g)
Fat37.9 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 21.9 g)
Saturated fat10.5 gin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 7.4 g)
Sodium1,483 mgin the top quarter of sausages and luncheon meats (median 962 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal4.6 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels
Water36.2 gwater per 100 g, which largely explains differences between raw, cooked and dried forms

Full nutrient profile

Fats and cholesterol (2)

Monounsaturated fat I	13.7 g
Polyunsaturated fat I	3 g

Amino acids (18)

Tryptophan I	0.15 g
Threonine I	0.54 g
Isoleucine I	0.62 g
Leucine I	1.1 g
Lysine I	1.2 g
Methionine I	0.36 g
Cystine I	0.15 g
Phenylalanine I	0.56 g
Tyrosine I	0.52 g
Valine I	0.69 g
Arginine I	0.84 g
Histidine I	0.47 g
Alanine I	0.83 g
Aspartic acid I	1.2 g
Glutamic acid I	2.4 g
Glycine I	0.91 g
Proline I	0.97 g
Serine I	0.6 g

Individual fatty acids (19)

EPA (omega-3, 20:5 n-3) I	0 g
DHA (omega-3, 22:6 n-3) I	0 g
Linoleic acid (omega-6, 18:2) I	2.6 g
SFA 4:0 I	0 g
SFA 6:0 I	0 g
SFA 8:0 I	0 g
SFA 10:0 I	0.09 g
SFA 12:0 I	0.1 g
SFA 14:0 I	0.56 g
SFA 16:0 I	6.4 g
SFA 18:0 I	3.3 g
MUFA 18:1 I	12.5 g
PUFA 18:3 I	0.4 g
PUFA 20:4 I	0 g
MUFA 16:1 I	1.1 g
PUFA 18:4 I	0 g
MUFA 20:1 I	0 g
MUFA 22:1 I	0 g
PUFA 22:5 n-3 (DPA) I	0 g

Carotenoids (7)

Beta-carotene Z	0 µg
Lycopene Z	0 µg
Lutein + zeaxanthin Z	0 µg
Retinol C	225 µg
Carotene, alpha Z	0 µg
Vitamin D (D2 + D3), International Units I	12 IU
Cryptoxanthin, beta Z	0 µg

Other components (9)

Water M	36.2 g
Alcohol Z	0 g
Caffeine Z	0 mg
Ash C	4.8 g
Theobromine Z	0 mg
Energy C	1,783 kJ
Vitamin A, IU I	749 IU
Folic acid C	0 µg
Folate, food I	7 µg

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.

Foods with a similar nutritional profile

Food	Calories	Protein	Carbs	Fat
Salami, hard, sliced	417	19.9 g	3.9 g	35.8 g
Salami, Italian, pork	425	21.7 g	1.2 g	37 g
Blood sausage	379	14.6 g	1.3 g	34.5 g
Pepperoni, reduced fat	378	21.1 g	0.72 g	31.6 g
Salami, NFS	378	21.1 g	0.72 g	31.6 g
Salami, made from any type of meat, reduced sodium	378	21.1 g	0.72 g	31.6 g
Thuringer, cervelat, summer sausage, beef, pork	362	17.5 g	3.3 g	30.4 g
Thuringer	362	17.4 g	3.3 g	30.4 g

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

Source of the nutrition information

USDA FoodData Central: SR Legacy, record 174599. License: CC0 1.0 (U.S. public domain). Source record dated April 1, 2019. Imported November 6, 2026.

Last updated: November 6, 2026. Data quality score: 100/100 (how it is calculated).

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