Protein in food · Meat & poultry
How much protein is in turkey sausage?
One link of Italian turkey sausage (110 g, raw) has 21 g of protein (171 kcal); 100 g has 18.8 g.
12.1 g protein per 100 kcal · USDA FoodData Central
12.1 g of protein per 100 kcal (49% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale.
25 g of protein from turkey sausage alone takes 133 g (about 1¼ links of Italian turkey sausage) and 206 kcal.
#16 of 24 in Meat & poultry for protein per 100 g, #15 for protein per calorie.
Protein per portion
| Portion (raw) | Protein | kcal | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 100 g | 18.8 g | 155 | 0.5 g | 8.1 g |
| 1 oz (28 g) | 5.3 g | 44 | 0.1 g | 2.3 g |
| 4 oz (113 g) | 21 g | 176 | 0.6 g | 9.2 g |
| 1 lb (454 g) | 85 g | 703 | 2.3 g | 37 g |
| 1 link of Italian turkey sausage (110 g) | 21 g | 171 | 0.6 g | 8.9 g |
| 1 link of turkey breakfast sausage (28 g) | 5.3 g | 43 | 0.1 g | 2.3 g |
| 1 patty of turkey breakfast sausage (56 g) | 11 g | 87 | 0.3 g | 4.5 g |
One link of Italian turkey sausage (110 g, raw) is 17% of a 120 g daily target, what our protein calculator gives a 165 lb person building muscle.
Weights are raw. Cooking drives off water, so cooked meat has more protein per 100 g, but each piece keeps the protein it started with.
One USDA entry covers Italian turkey sausage and turkey breakfast sausage, so they share these per-100 g numbers.
One link of Italian turkey sausage (110 g, raw) also has 652 mg of sodium (28% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value).
How it compares
The 4 foods in the same aisle closest in calories per 100 g, ranked by protein per calorie. Per calorie, all 4 have more protein.
| Food | Protein | kcal | Protein per 100 kcal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cooked chicken breast | 31 g | 165 | 18.8 g |
| Flank steak | 21.7 g | 149 | 14.6 g |
| Ground beef (93%) | 20.9 g | 152 | 13.8 g |
| Ground turkey (93%) | 18.7 g | 150 | 12.5 g |
| Turkey sausage | 18.8 g | 155 | 12.1 g |
Recipes with turkey sausage
4 recipes in the Feast Mode library use turkey sausage, macros computed the same way.
Across the 4 library recipes that use it, a serving has 78 g of raw turkey sausage on average, which brings 15 g of protein: 37% of the dish’s protein. It carries the most in Hash Brown Turkey Sausage Skillet, at 46% of the protein.
Questions
How much protein is in one link of Italian turkey sausage?
One link of Italian turkey sausage (110 g, raw) has 21 g of protein and 171 kcal, with 0.6 g of carbohydrate and 8.9 g of fat.
How much protein is in 100 g of turkey sausage?
100 g of turkey sausage has 18.8 g of protein, 155 kcal, 0.5 g of carbohydrate and 8.1 g of fat (USDA FoodData Central 174617).
Is turkey sausage a good source of protein?
Lean protein source: 12.1 g of protein per 100 kcal (49% of its calories): 10 g or more is lean on our scale. Getting 25 g of protein from turkey sausage alone takes 133 g (about 1¼ links of Italian turkey sausage) and 206 kcal.
Which has more protein, turkey sausage or ground beef (93%)?
Ground beef (93%), with 20.9 g of protein per 100 g against 18.8 g for turkey sausage. Per 100 kcal: turkey sausage 12.1 g, ground beef (93%) 13.8 g.
Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy 174617: “Sausage, turkey, fresh, raw”, per 100 g. Portion numbers multiply those values by the portion weight. Estimates for information, not medical advice. How we calculate
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