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Chorizo

Chorizo is a seasoned sausage commonly made with pork and used sliced, crumbled, or cooked into savory dishes.

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About Chorizo

Chorizo is a strongly seasoned sausage whose exact composition and processing vary by regional tradition. It is commonly made with pork and flavoured with paprika or other chile, garlic, salt, and spices, then used in stews, bean dishes, rice dishes, eggs, soups, and fillings.

Depending on the style, it may taste savoury, smoky, spicy, or tangy. Fresh chorizo is soft and raw, while cured, fermented, or smoked forms are denser and may be sliced for serving; cooking can also produce browned pieces or crumbles.

Products are commonly red to deep red and sold fresh, cured, fermented, or smoked, usually in casings. Chorizo may be cut into coins, crumbled, browned, simmered, or incorporated into dishes. The name does not identify one uniform recipe or heat level.

Ingredient type
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Local names for chorizo

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English

Chorizo

English

Chorizo supérieur, doux ou fort, type charcuterie en tranches

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English

Chorizo supérieur, doux ou fort, type saucisse sèche

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Chorizo nutrition & diet

Chorizo nutritional value

Reference: Chorizo

Per 100 g of the edible portion of the stated reference food.

Calories
395kcal
Protein
24.0g
Carbs
2.4g
Fat
32.2g

Reference example for the named food and preparation, per 100 g edible portion. This is not a universal value for every recipe or brand; packaged products should be compared with their own label. CoFID 2021 food code 19-516. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.

Portions & preparation

Identify the chorizo formulation and edible preparation before comparison: fresh, cooked, smoked, cured, sliced, or crumbled products are not interchangeable. Record the sausage casing only when edible, and separate the chorizo from beans, bread, rice, or sauces. Brand, meat species, fat, salt, and seasonings require recipe-specific review.

Compare the right form: Match the exact chorizo sausage style, species, processing, casing, and cooked edible portion. Brand or butcher recipe matters; do not substitute Spanish, Mexican, or plant-based versions.

Diet considerations

Chorizo is an animal-derived sausage when made in the conventional pork-based manner described, but recipes may use other meats or plant-based substitutes. Compatibility changes with meat species, dairy, cereal fillers, coatings, and accompanying bread, beans, or rice. Establish whether it is fresh, cured, smoked, or cooked before assessing the complete dish.

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. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. 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. 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. This profile identifies pork or a pork-derived ingredient. Recipes and products can differ.
Kosher · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Pork. 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: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Chorizo ↗. 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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