Sausages and Luncheon Meats
Sausage, breakfast sausage, beef, pre-cooked, unprepared
Parameters
- Sodium
- 866 mg
- Salt, derived
- 2.20 %
- Water
- 51.7 g
- Brine concentration
- 4.08 %
- Moisture-protein ratio
- 3.89 : 1
USDA FoodData Central, Foundation, FDC ID 746779. 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
= 866 / 1000 x 2.5420 = 2.201 g per 100 g
brine % = 100 x salt / (salt + water) [FSIS-GD-2016-0002]
= 100 x 2.201 / (2.201 + 51.7) = 4.084 %
MPR = water % / protein % = 51.7 / 13.3 = 3.887 : 1Full composition, per 100 g
| Nutrient | Value | Unit |
|---|---|---|
| Total fat | 28.7 | g |
| Carbohydrate | 3.37 | g |
| Energy | 328.0 | kcal |
| Water | 51.7 | g |
| Calcium | 35.0 | mg |
| Potassium | 263.0 | mg |
| Cholesterol | 61.0 | mg |
| Saturated fat | 11.3 | g |
| Iron | 1.55 | mg |
| Sodium | 866.0 | mg |
| Protein | 13.3 | g |
| Total sugars | 1.00 | g |
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.
Nearby entries
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Source: USDA FoodData Central, Foundation, published 2019-12-16. Retrieved 2026-09-04.