Sausages and Luncheon Meats
Ham and cheese loaf or roll
Parameters
- Sodium
- 1,000 mg
- Salt, derived
- 2.54 %
- Water
- 60.3 g
- Brine concentration
- 4.05 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 4.43 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, FDC ID 171628. All values are per 100 g of the food as described. Retrieved 2026-09-04. Source record
How the derived figures were obtained
salt % = sodium mg / 1000 x 2.5420 / 100 x 100
= 1,000 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 2.542 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 2.542 / (2.542 + 60.3) = 4.045 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 60.3 / 13.6 = 4.434 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 4.00 | g |
| Energy | 241.0 | kcal |
| Protein | 13.6 | g |
| Iron | 0.91 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 58.0 | mg |
| Calcium | 58.0 | mg |
| Potassium | 294.0 | mg |
| Total fat | 18.7 | g |
| Water | 60.3 | g |
| Saturated fat | 6.97 | g |
| Sodium | 1,000.0 | mg |
What these figures do and do not say
The brine concentration above is computed from this food's own sodium and water using the FSIS formula, 100 x salt / (salt + water). It is a description of a finished commercial product, not a target. FSIS cites 10 percent brine after equalisation as the figure that prevents Staphylococcus aureus enterotoxin production during warm drying, and 9 CFR 319.106(b)(4) requires not less than 10 percent for a dry cured ham made without nitrate or nitrite.
Water activity cannot be computed from composition. It is a measurement, and it is the measurement that decides shelf stability. The published limits are 0.85 in air and 0.91 vacuum packed, both from FSIS-GD-2014-0010.
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, SR Legacy, published 2019-04-01. Retrieved 2026-09-04.