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Blood sausage

Blood sausage is a cooked sausage made with animal blood, fat, and seasonings, commonly served sliced or in stews.

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About Blood sausage

Blood sausage is a cooked sausage whose defining ingredient is animal blood, combined with fat and seasonings and often with a cereal, grain, or other filler. It is commonly served sliced as a breakfast or meal component, added to stews, or used in stuffings and other savoury dishes.

Flavour varies from salty and spiced to iron-like and rich. Texture may be firm, dense, coarse, softly crumbly, or spreadable, depending on the formulation and filler.

It may be made in natural or manufactured casings and appear nearly black, dark brown, or reddish-brown. It is sold fresh, chilled, or preserved, and is usually sliced before frying, grilling, baking, or simmering; these methods can firm, brown, soften, or loosen the interior.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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Local names for blood sausage

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British English

black pudding

English

Blood sausage

English

Boudin noir, à cuire

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Blood sausage nutrition & diet

Blood sausage nutritional value

Blood sausage

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
379kcal
Protein
14.6g
Carbs
1.3g
Fat
34.5g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Establish the exact blood sausage recipe before applying a reference, including animal blood, fat, meat, cereal, seasoning, and casing ingredients. Match the cooked edible portion and distinguish sliced, fried, grilled, or stewed preparation. Regional names can describe different products, so do not substitute another sausage.

Compare the right form: Reference must match the specific blood sausage recipe, cooked edible slice or portion, casing treatment, and any added cooking fat.

Diet considerations

Blood sausage is animal-derived and commonly includes blood, fat, meat, and seasonings, with cereal ingredients in some recipes. Compatibility changes with grains, dairy, egg, and cooking additions; it is not suitable for plant-only diets. The exact product and finished dish determine its portion-dependent carbohydrate pattern.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Typically incompatible
  • Vegetarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Pescatarian
    Typically incompatible
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Typically incompatible
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork blood. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork blood. The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet. Recipes and products can differ.
Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork blood. The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition. Recipes and products can differ.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork blood. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork blood. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Blood sausage ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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