A sausage patty can be a tasty choice for starting your day as part of a hot breakfast, or you can eat your sausage for lunch or dinner in a sandwich or in other recipes. The nutritional facts depend on the kind of meat or meat substitute that you use. The nutritional information here is for a pork and beef sausage patty that is weighs 27 g, or less than 1 oz., and is nearly 4 inches in diameter and 1/4-inch thick before cooking.
Nutritional Background
A 27-g pork and beef sausage patty provides 107 calories and less than 4 g of protein. The patty has 1 g of total carbohydrates and no dietary fiber or sugar. It is not high in many of the essential nutrients found in fresh meat, such as iron, potassium and zinc. You can increase the nutritional value of your sausage patty by eating it with healthy foods, such as whole-grain bread, fruit, vegetables, egg whites or fat-free cheese.
Fat
A sausage patty has nearly 10 g of total fat, or 90 calories from fat, since fat provides 9 calories per gram. This means that more than 80 percent of the calories in a sausage patty made with full-fat meat are from fat. The patty has 3.5 g of saturated fat, which raises your cholesterol levels. Options with less total and saturated fat may include low-fat beef or pork sausages, chicken or turkey sausage patties or vegetarian patties made with beans or soybeans.
Sodium
A pork and beef sausage patty provides 217 mg of sodium. A high-sodium diet can lead to high blood pressure, and healthy adults should not have more than 2,300 mg of sodium per day. Individuals with high blood pressure should not have more than 1,500 mg per day, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. You can limit your sodium intake by choosing a low-sodium variety of sausage.
Cholesterol
A pork and beef sausage patty contains 19 mg of cholesterol. Cholesterol from your diet raises levels of cholesterol in your blood and may increase your risk for heart attack, according to the 2010 Dietary Guidelines from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The recommended daily maximum for healthy adults is 300 mg of cholesterol, and 200 mg is the maximum amount for individuals with high cholesterol. Only animal-based foods contain cholesterol, and a vegetarian sausage patty is cholesterol-free. Your meal will be higher in cholesterol if you eat eggs and cheese with your sausage.
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