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Lamb sausage

Lamb sausage is a seasoned sausage made primarily from lamb and commonly served grilled, fried, or stewed.

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About Lamb sausage

Lamb sausage is a prepared sausage made primarily from lamb, usually with added fat, salt, seasonings, and sometimes other ingredients. It is commonly grilled, fried, roasted, braised, or added to stews and other mixed dishes. **This compound ingredient is not equivalent to plain minced lamb.**

The flavour reflects the lamb, seasoning blend, fat level, casing, and processing, so its profile is not fixed. Texture may be coarse, fine, firm, or crumbly depending on grinding and formulation; fresh sausage requires cooking, while cured, smoked, dried, or otherwise processed products differ.

It may be sold as links, coils, patties, or loose sausage meat, in a natural or manufactured casing. Appearance ranges from pale pink to reddish brown. Preparation changes its texture and appearance, while processing determines whether it is fresh or ready in a different form.

Ingredient type
compound ingredient

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lamb sausage

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Lamb sausage nutrition & diet

Lamb sausage nutritional value

Reference: Sausage, lamb, fresh, raw, composite

Per 100 g of 100 g edible portion in the named official reference form.

Calories
211kcal
Protein
14.5g
Carbs
2.1g
Fat
15.8g

Official national food-composition reference. The displayed food form is part of the estimate; cultivar, recipe, brand, processing and preparation can change values.

Portions & preparation

Use the edible sausage portion in its documented raw or cooked form, including casing and retained cooking fat where applicable. Compare fresh, smoked, dried, and cured products separately. Recipe details matter because lamb may be combined with other meats, fat, salt, herbs, cereal binders, dairy, or sweeteners.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact lamb sausage style, raw or cooked, fresh or preserved, with casing, recipe, and edible portion identified.

Diet considerations

Lamb sausage is animal-derived, but the meat blend and recipe require confirmation. Other meats, animal fats, dairy, cereal binders, coatings, or sweeteners may be present. Fresh, smoked, dried, and cured forms differ in processing, and a sausage served with bread or grains has additional cereal components.

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
    Not established
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Lamb. The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative. Recipes and products can differ.
Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
Recorded common ingredients: Lamb. 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: Lamb. 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 · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

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: New Zealand FOODfiles 2024 — N1018 ↗. 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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