Recipes · German · Grilled Dishes

Bratwurst

One serving has 515 kcal and 20 g protein, and at least a fifth of a woman's daily need of cobalamin (94%), selenium (62%), thiamin (42%), niacin (37%), riboflavin (35%) and zinc (34%). Ready in 20 minutes.

Bratwurst
Photo: Gerbis, CC BY-SA 3.0 · source
  • Preparation: 5 min
  • Cooking: 15 min
  • Makes: 1 serving (180 g)
  • Difficulty: Easy
  • Diets: Dairy-free
  • Contains: beef, gluten, mustard, pork

Ingredients

  • 110 g Bratwurst
  • 35 g Bread rolls, hard
  • 5 g Mustard
  • 25 g Onions, raw
  • 5 g Vegetable oil

Method

  1. Prick the bratwurst lightly and grill or pan-fry over medium heat for 12-15 minutes, turning often, until browned all over and cooked through with no pink inside (74 °C/165 °F).
  2. Meanwhile, slice the onion and fry it in the oil for 6-8 minutes until soft and golden.
  3. Warm the bread roll and split it lengthways, or serve the sausage alongside it whole, in the German street-stall style.
  4. Serve the sausage in or with the roll, topped with the fried onion and a good spoonful of mustard.

Nutrition per serving

NutrientPer servingShare of a day's need
Energy515 kcal24%
Carbohydrates24.4 g
Water93.7 mL
Fiber1.4 g5%
Protein19.7 g41%
Tryptophan0.19 g
Threonine0.77 g
Isoleucine0.82 g
Leucine1.4 g
Lysine1.4 g
Methionine0.47 g
Cystine0.26 g
Phenylalanine0.78 g
Tyrosine0.59 g
Valine0.91 g
Histidine0.57 g
Fat37.3 g
Monounsaturated16.3 g
Polyunsaturated6.6 g
Docosahexaenoic Acid (DHA)0 g
Eicosapentaenoic Acid (EPA)0 g
Omega-65.9 g
Saturated11.9 g
Trans-Fats0.03 g
Cholesterol69.3 mg
Calcium95 mg9%
Copper0.16 mg18%
Iron2.4 mg13%
Magnesium31.9 mg10%
Manganese0.26 mg14%
Phosphorus195 mg28%
Potassium391 mg8%
Selenium34.2 µg62%
Sodium1,470 mg
Zinc2.7 mg34%
Thiamin (vitamin B1)0.46 mg42%
Riboflavin (vitamin B2)0.38 mg35%
Niacin (vitamin B3)5.2 mg37%
Pantothenic acid (vitamin B5)0.25 mg5%
Pyridoxine (vitamin B6)0.19 mg15%
Folate (vitamin B9)43.9 µg11%
Cobalamin (vitamin B12)2.3 µg94%
Choline7.8 mg2%
Vitamin A0.25 µg0%
Vitamin C1.9 mg2%
Vitamin D (D2 + D3)12.1 IU2%
Vitamin E0.88 mg6%
Vitamin K9.6 µg11%

Shares of a day's need are for a woman of 30, 165 cm, 60 kg, lightly active, by the US and Canadian Dietary Reference Intakes. SustainBite works out each person's own needs, by the standard where they live: the Nordic Nutrition Recommendations in Norway, the UK's, EFSA's in the EU.

Climate footprint

1.4 kg CO2e a serving: about average for main dishes on SustainBite. Source: ADEME, Agribalyse 3.2.

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