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Nduja

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About Nduja

Nduja is a spreadable spicy fermented Calabrian pork sausage. It is used as a condiment or cooking ingredient rather than handled like a firm, sliceable sausage, and can be spread on bread or stirred into sauces, pasta, beans, pizza toppings, and other savoury dishes.

Its flavour is porky, hot, salty, and fermented, with intensity shaped by the chilli, seasoning, and fermentation. The texture is soft and paste-like, with fat that loosens readily when warmed. Longer cooking disperses its colour, richness, and heat throughout a dish.

Nduja is typically sold as a soft sausage in a casing or as a packed spread. It can be used directly from the package, spread onto bread, or added to a pan. Heating makes it softer and allows its fat and seasoning to disperse through the preparation.

Ingredient type
paste

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Nduja nutrition & diet

Nduja nutritional value

Product example: NDUJA SPICY PROSCIUTTO SPREAD (La Quercia LLC)

Per 100 g of this specific product as recorded by USDA, per 100 g.

Calories
643kcal
Protein
17.9g
Carbs
3.6g
Fat
60.7g

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Portions & preparation

Use a reference for the specific Nduja recipe or brand, including its spreadable texture and fermented Calabrian pork base. Record the edible paste portion separately from bread, pasta, pizza, or vegetables. Heating may render fat and redistribute ingredients, while added oils or sauces change the preparation.

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Diet considerations

Nduja is an animal-derived fermented pork sausage paste traditionally associated with Calabria and chilli. Compatibility varies with pork formulation, curing ingredients, and added fats. Bread, pizza dough, pasta, pastry, coatings, and sweet or vegetable sauces can introduce cereal ingredients and portion-dependent carbohydrate patterns.

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Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Not established
  • Vegetarian
    Not established
  • Pescatarian
    Not established
  • Keto
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  • Paleo
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  • Low-carb
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  • Halal
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  • Kosher
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What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Vegetarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
Pescatarian · Not established
The available profile does not establish the full composition or processing for this dietary pattern.
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.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central branded product — NDUJA SPICY PROSCIUTTO SPREAD ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

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