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Calories in Pigs in a Blanket

Rutuja Jathar
Calories in 'Pigs in a blanket' can be a matter of interest for healthy eaters. If you are unaware about nutrition facts about this favorite recipes of yours then read on to find out more...
Pigs in a blanket are a sort of sausage rolls that are extremely popular in US, UK, European countries, Japan, Russia and some African countries. Most of the time, hotdogs, Frankfurters, Vienna sausages, link sausages or breakfast sausages are wrapped in pancakes, biscuit dough, croissant dough or ham, and then they are baked in oven or microwave oven.
Considering various preparation methods, types of wrapping as well as different sausage recipes, the calories in this dish may have interested many of you.

Information

Given below is a table that explains the nutritional facts of pigs in a blanket. Remember that the given approximate values are found in 4 cocktail size pieces of pigs in a blankets. Along with those mentioned below, it also contains traces of polyunsaturated and monounsaturated fats, 12% of calcium, 6 g sugar and 7% of iron.
You also need to remember that all the given nutrition facts are based on 2000 calorie diet.
Nutrition Amount Daily Value (%)
Calories 266 -
Calories from Fat 184 -
Total Fats 21 g 21 %
Saturated Fats 6.11 g 21 %
Cholesterol 20.81 mg 7 %
Sodium 768.69 mg 32 %
Carbohydrates 13.64 g 5 %
Dietary Fibers 0.396 g 2 %
Protein 6.86 g 14 %

Calories

According to the above mentioned chart, a 96 g dish consists of 310 calories and 198 calories from fat. However, these values differ greatly on the preparation method, the type of wrapping, and the type of sausage which is used.
For instance, a biscuit dough wrapped pigs in a blanket contains high carbohydrates and low calories than a ham wrapped recipe, which is rich in protein, calories and unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Here is a list of the various brands along with their calorie count.
  • Schwan's: 470 in 5 pieces
  • Owens Kolaches Smoked Sausage: 170 calories in 1 piece
  • Pillsbury 1/2 of A Roll: 89 calories in 1 piece
  • Homemade: 290 calories in 1 piece
  • Stop & Shop Mini: 280 calories in 4 pieces
  • Hungry Girl Smothered: 196 calories in 1 piece
  • Whole Foods: 350 calories in 1 piece
  • Homemade Vegetarian: 48 calories in 1 piece
  • Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook Pigs Out of the Blanket: 350 calories in 1 cup
  • Bob Evans Homestyle: 170 calories in 1 piece
As you can see, the calories differ according to the serving size and preparation method which you can get here, if you want to make pigs in a blanket from scratch.
However, for the sake of convenience one can state that homemade recipes contain approximately 290 calories, while a restaurant-made one contains approximately 300 calories. All the calorie counter values that are given in the above article are approximate and based on the available online nutritional database. All the best!