Smoked sausage normally comes in one of three varieties: turkey, beef and pork. Each variety has a different amount of fat content, which influences the total number of calories per serving of the product.
Calories
A standard serving size for sausage is 68 g, or one 4-inch long x 1 1/8th-inch diameter link. There are 209 total calories per serving of smoked pork sausage and 212 total calories per serving of beef smoked sausage. Smoke turkey sausage has only 107 calories per serving.
Fat Calories
One serving of pork sausage contains 19 g of total fat with 6 g of those being saturated fat. The total fat content of pork sausage makes up 171 calories. Beef sausage contains 18 g of total fat with 8 of those grams coming from saturated fat. There are 162 calories from fat in one serving of beef sausage. Turkey sausage contains 54 calories from fat. There are 6 g of total fat per serving of turkey sausage with 3 of those grams being saturated fat.
Considerations
Turkey sausage contains fewer total calories and fewer fat calories per serving than either beef or pork sausage. MayoClinic.com recommends that fat calories contribute only 20 percent to 35 percent of the calories in your daily diet. Beef and pork sausage exceed this amount; however, turkey sausage is significantly better in meeting this guideline. Switch to turkey sausage to enjoy the tasked of smoked sausage without the added fat. Consult your doctor to ensure any dietary changes you make are safe.
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