Every 100 kcal of pork breakfast sausage brings 5.7 g of protein. On that measure it ranks 119th of the 133 meats in this database and 428th of all 796 foods on the site. Measured by weight instead, its 18.5 g per 100 g ranks 112th in its group.
Around 23% of the calories in pork breakfast sausage come from protein, so it is moderately protein-dense. It contributes to a day's protein total, but the bulk of what it delivers is energy rather than amino acids - treat it as a contributor alongside a denser source, not as the protein in a meal.
By weight, fat outweighs protein in pork breakfast sausage: 27.2 g of fat per 100 g against 18.5 g of protein, a ratio of 0.7 to 1.
Set against canadian bacon, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.6 g more protein (canadian bacon has 7.9 g per 1 oz).
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 counted by piece at 46 g, and it covers about 17% of the 50 g FDA Daily Value for protein.
Serving sizes
Protein in common portions of pork breakfast sausage
Protein and calories in Pork breakfast sausage for 100 g, the site serving and USDA household portions.
Portion
Weight
Protein
Calories
100 g
100 g
18.5 g
325 kcal
2 links (serving used here)
46 g
8.5 g
150 kcal
1 patty
27 g
5 g
88 kcal
1 link
23 g
4.3 g
75 kcal
1 serving
48 g
8.9 g
156 kcal
Portion weights are the household measures listed on the USDA record; protein and calories scale from the per-100 g figures.
Amino acids
Essential amino acids in pork breakfast sausage
The nine essential amino acids in Pork breakfast sausage, per 100 g, per serving and per gram of protein.
Amino acid
Per 100 g
Per serving
mg per g protein
leucine
1.36 g
0.63 g
74
lysine
1.24 g
0.57 g
67
valine
0.876 g
0.4 g
47
isoleucine
0.738 g
0.34 g
40
threonine
0.615 g
0.28 g
33
phenylalanine
0.662 g
0.3 g
36
methionine
0.426 g
0.2 g
23
histidine
0.536 g
0.25 g
29
tryptophan
0.185 g
0.09 g
10
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.
How much protein is in 100 g of pork breakfast sausage?
18.5 g. The 2 links serving used on this page weighs 46 g and so carries 8.5 g.
How much protein do you get per 100 calories of pork breakfast sausage?
5.7 g. That figure divides its 18.5 g of protein per 100 g by its 325 kcal per 100 g, so it does not depend on serving size.
Is the protein in pork breakfast sausage complete?
Yes. The protein in pork breakfast 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 pork breakfast sausage?
About 17%. One 2 links serving has 8.5 g, and the FDA Daily Value for protein is 50 g.
Figures from USDA FoodData Central record #174578 (Pork sausage, link/patty, cooked, pan-fried), 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.