Pigs in a Blanket Calories

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 sausage 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, pigs in a blanket calories 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 contain 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 that a ham wrapped pigs in a blanket recipe, which is rich in protein, calories and unsaturated and polyunsaturated fats. Here is a list of the carbs and calorie count, depending on the type and serving size of the recipe.

• Schwan's Pigs In A Blanket: 470 in 5 pieces
• Owens Kolaches Smoked Sausage Pigs In A Blanket: 170 calories in 1 piece
• Pillsbury Pigs In A Blanket 1/2 of A Roll: 89 calories in 1 piece
• Homemade Pigs In A Blanket: 290 calories in 1 piece
• Stop & Shop Mini Pigs In A Blanket: 280 calories in 4 pieces
• Hungry Girl Smothered Pig In A Blanket: 196 calories in 1 piece
• Whole Foods Pigs In A Blanket: 350 calories in 1 piece
• Homemade Vegetarian Pigs In A Blanket: 48 calories in 1 piece
• Busy People's Slow Cooker Cookbook Pigs Out of the Blanket: 350 calories in 1 cup
• Bob Evans Homestyle Pigs In A Blanket: 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!