Every 100 kcal of chicken sausage brings 11.7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 84th of the 133 meats in this database and 211th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 21.4 g per 100 g ranks 104th in its group.
Protein accounts for roughly 47% of the calories in chicken sausage, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Weight for weight, chicken sausage has 4.8 g of protein for each gram of fat (21.4 g against 4.46 g per 100 g).
Set against fried chicken drumstick, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (fried chicken drumstick has 18.7 g per 3 oz cooked).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving quoted here is measured by weight at 85 g, and it covers about 36% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of chicken sausage
Protein and calories in Chicken sausage for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
21.4 g
183 kcal
3 oz cooked (serving used here)
85 g
18.2 g
156 kcal
The USDA record lists no other household measure for this food; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in chicken sausage
The nine essential amino acids in Chicken sausage, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.09 g
0.93 g
51
lysine
1.14 g
0.97 g
53
valine
0.689 g
0.59 g
32
isoleucine
0.628 g
0.53 g
29
threonine
0.648 g
0.55 g
30
phenylalanine
0.546 g
0.46 g
26
methionine
0.337 g
0.29 g
16
histidine
0.393 g
0.33 g
18
tryptophan
0.176 g
0.15 g
8
Per-100 g values are the amino acid analysis on the USDA record. The serving and per-gram-of-protein columns are arithmetic on those values; they are not a protein quality score.
SampleWhat goal trends look like after a week
109 g
Average per logged day
4 of 7
Days goal met
71%
Complete-protein share
Mon
Tue
Wed
Thu
Fri
Sat
Sun
Sample figures for one made-up week against a 110 g goal, not your data. Red bars met the goal. Your own log fills this in with Premium.
21.4 g. The 3 oz cooked serving used on this page weighs 85 g and so carries 18.2 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of chicken sausage?
11.7 g. That figure divides its 21.4 g of protein per 100 g by its 183 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in chicken sausage complete?
Yes. The protein in chicken sausage supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
What share of the protein Daily Value is one serving of chicken sausage?
About 36%. One 3 oz cooked serving has 18.2 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #173880 (Sausage, chicken or turkey, Italian style, lower sodium), SR Legacy data. USDA data is in the public domain. Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.