Fermented sausage
Chorizo
Paprika-seasoned fermented sausage. The Iberian register entries cover both the Spanish chorizo and the Portuguese chouriço traditions.
What this page is built from
- Protected names
- 10
- US standards of identity
- 0
- Composition rows
- 3
- Named by FSIS
- no
This page exists because these joins exist. A class name that joined to nothing would not have a page.
US standard of identity
No section of 9 CFR part 319 defines this product. That is worth knowing: it means the name carries no compositional guarantee in the United States, and two products sold under it may have been made quite differently.
Protected names in this class
- Butelo de Vinhais / Bucho de Vinhais / Chouriço de Ossos de Vinhais
- Chorizo de Cantimpalos
- Chorizo Riojano
- Chouriço Azedo de Vinhais / Azedo de Vinhais / Chouriço de Pão de Vinhais
- Chouriço de Abóbora de Barroso-Montalegre
- Chouriço de Carne de Estremoz e Borba
- Chouriço de Portalegre
- Chouriço grosso de Estremoz e Borba
- Chouriço Mouro de Portalegre
- Linguíça do Baixo Alentejo / Chouriço de carne do Baixo Alentejo
Composition
| Food | Sodium, mg | Salt, % | Water, g | Protein, g |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Chorizo | 983 | 2.50 | 46.3 | 19.3 |
| Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, cooked, pan-fried | 983 | 2.50 | 46.3 | 19.3 |
| Sausage, pork, chorizo, link or ground, raw | 788 | 2.00 | 54.8 | 13.6 |
Buying it
The word covers two products that are not interchangeable. Spanish chorizo is cured and dried and eaten as it is; Mexican chorizo is a fresh sausage that must be cooked. Both are seasoned with paprika, which is where the colour comes from, and the register protects several Spanish names including Chorizo Riojano and Chorizo de Cantimpalos.
What to read on the label. Spanish and cured, or Mexican and fresh. This is the single most important thing on the label and it is often the smallest print.
Worth repeating in a buying context: no section of 9 CFR part 319 defines this product, so in the United States the word on the front of the pack is a marketing term. The compositional statements that are regulated are the ones on the back, in the ingredient list and the nutrition panel.
This is not a protected designation. The listing below is a product of this type, not a registered name. The register entries for this class are listed above and none of them is what is linked here.
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Listing
- Lowest new, checked 2026-09-04
- $24.89
- Brand
- TTS Products
- ASIN
- B0GJMW7NVZ
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Register data: eAmbrosia, the EU geographical indications register, retrieved 2026-09-04. Composition: USDA FoodData Central, retrieved 2026-09-04, All values are per 100 g of the food as described.