Jambalaya calories and nutrition facts
Jambalaya: 161 kcal per 100 g, protein 13.8 g, fat 8 g, carbs 8 g. Typical serving (300 g): 483 kcal.
Rice cooked in one pot with chicken, andouille sausage and often shrimp, plus the Cajun “holy trinity” of onion, celery and bell pepper, jambalaya is a Louisiana party dish. Creole versions add tomatoes; Cajun ones usually don’t. A 300 g plate is about 480 kcal, and more sausage means more fat.
- High in protein
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Protein 35%
- Fat 45%
- Carbs 20%
In everyday portions
- Typical serving · 300 g 483 kcal P 41.3 · F 23.9 · C 23.9 g
- 100 kcal is 60 g this much of it gives 100 kcal
- 20 g of protein is 145 g this much to eat for 20 g of protein
- Energy density Medium 1.6 kcal per gram: the lower it is, the more food you get for the same calories
Nutrition per 100 g
The percentage is the share of an adult’s daily reference intake set by the EU (Regulation 1169/2011). What the % means
Energy and macros
- Energy 161 kcal 674 kJ 8%
- Protein 13.8 g 28%
- Fat 8 g 11%
- Carbs available, without fibre 8 g 3%
- Fibre 0.7 g
- Salt 0.95 g 16%
Where the calories come from
- Protein 35%
- Fat 45%
- Carbs 20%
Protein and carbs give 4 kcal a gram, fat 9. “Other” is fibre, alcohol and organic acids.
Vitamins
- Vitamin A 8 µg 1%
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg 4%
- Vitamin E 0.77 mg 6%
- Vitamin K 4 µg 5%
- Vitamin C 7.2 mg 9%
- Vitamin B1 thiamin 0.185 mg 17%
- Vitamin B2 riboflavin 0.152 mg 11%
- Vitamin B3 niacin 4.2 mg 26%
- Vitamin B5 pantothenic acid no data
- Vitamin B6 0.23 mg 16%
- Folate B9 7.2 µg 4%
- Vitamin B12 0.32 µg 13%
- Choline 41.8 mg
Minerals
- Potassium 240 mg 12%
- Calcium 24 mg 3%
- Phosphorus 136 mg 19%
- Magnesium 19 mg 5%
- Iron 0.83 mg 6%
- Zinc 1.1 mg 11%
- Copper 0.079 mg 8%
- Manganese no data
- Selenium 14.2 µg 26%
- Iodine no data
- Sodium 379 mg 16%
EU criteria for nutrition claims
Which of them 100 g of this food meets under Regulation (EC) 1924/2006.
- High in protein
- Source of vitamin B3
- Source of selenium
- Source of phosphorus
- Source of vitamin B1
- Source of vitamin B6
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Among dishes
The category in the 17 Fit catalog: 699 foods. Compared per 100 g.
- 84% More protein than 84% of dishes.
- 93% More vitamin B3 than 93% of dishes.
- 87% More vitamin B1 than 87% of dishes.
- 84% More vitamin B6 than 84% of dishes.
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Where these numbers come from
USDA FoodData Central (FNDDS, USA), code 2706727.
Without what US law adds to flour, milk and juice: those vitamins and minerals are the food’s as made in Europe.
Carbs are available carbohydrates, without fibre, as on EU labels.