Food database · Meat & poultry
Protein content
A 3 oz cooked serving of chicken sausage contains 18.2 g of protein - a very good source of protein, about 36% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is very protein-dense.
| Serving | 3 oz cooked (85 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 18.2 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 21.4 g |
| Calories per serving | 156 kcal |
| Protein density | 47% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 36% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #173880 |
A typical 3 oz cooked serving of chicken sausage contains 18.2 grams of protein (21.4 g per 100 g), which makes it a very good source of protein. That covers roughly 36% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it can anchor a high-protein meal for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 47% of the calories in chicken sausage, making it very protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 133 meats in the database, chicken sausage ranks 98th by protein per serving, and 189th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against fried chicken drumstick, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (fried chicken drumstick has 18.7 g per 3 oz cooked).
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 above is measured by weight at 85 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #173880 - "Sausage, chicken or turkey, Italian style, lower sodium" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Chicken sausage has 21.4 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 3 oz cooked serving (85 g) provides 18.2 g.
Yes. Chicken sausage 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.
A 3 oz cooked serving of chicken sausage contains 18.2 g of protein, about 36% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Chicken sausage is a very good source of protein, and about 47% of its calories come from protein, which makes it very protein-dense. Set against fried chicken drumstick, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.5 g less protein (fried chicken drumstick has 18.7 g per 3 oz cooked).
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