Nutrition for Prosciutto
Calories, Protein, Vitamins and More
Prosciutto Nutrition Summary
One slice of prosciutto (9.2 grams or 0.32 oz) contains 18 calories and 2.6 grams of protein. Prosciutto consist of 56% water, 28% protein, 8% fat, and less than 1% of carbohydrates.Prosciutto is an excellent source of a few nutrients, including potassium. It also contains significant amounts of protein, phosphorus and selenium.
In one slice of prosciutto:
- Calories: 18
- Protein: 2.6 g
- Fat: 0.8 g, (Saturated: 0.3 g)
- Cholesterol: 6.4 mg
- Sodium: 247.9 mg
See the Prosciutto Nutrition Chart for complete recommended daily values.
The specific nutritional values from USDA is for: Ham, prosciutto.
Calories in Prosciutto
Prosciutto has 18 calories per slice or 196 calories for every 100 grams. Most of its calories are from protein and fat.59% of calories in prosciutto are from protein and 41% of calories are from fat.
Calories from Fat
A substantial amount, or 41% of the calories in Prosciutto are from fat. Prosciutto has a moderate amount of total fat, with 0.8 grams per slice. Most of the fat in prosciutto are healthier unsaturated fats.
Prosciutto contains 6.4 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
Prosciutto contains 6.4 mg of cholesterol and no trans-fat.
- Total fat: 0.8 g
- Cholesterol: 6.4 mg
- Saturated fat: 0.3 g
- Monounsaturated fat: 0.4 g
- Polyunsaturated fat: 0.1 g
Omega-6 in Prosciutto
A good source of omega-6 fatty acids, every slice of prosciutto contains a total of 0.1 grams of omega-6. In addition, a large portion of the omega-6 in prosciutto comes from linolenic acid - the only essential omega-6 fatty acid.
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- linoleic acid: 0.07 g
- other omega 6: 0.01 g
Calories Similar to Prosciutto
Some other proteins with similar calories to prosciutto by weight:- Chicken: -1 calories
- Turkey: -1 calories
- Chicken Leg: +2 calories
- Chicken Quarter: +2 calories
Vitamins and Minerals in Prosciutto
An good source of nutrients, prosciutto contains abundant amounts of potassium. In fact, a single slice of prosciutto contains 2% of recommended daily values or 46.9 milligrams of potassium.Vitamins in prosciutto (1 slice):
- Thiamin: 0.1 mg
- Riboflavin: < 0.1 mg
- Niacin: 0.4 mg
- Vitamin b6: < 0.1 mg
- Vitamin e: < 0.1 mg
- Folate: 0.5 ug
- Vitamin b12: 0.1 ug
- Calcium: 0.9 mg
- Potassium: 46.9 mg
- Iron: 0.1 mg
- Magnesium: 2.3 mg
- Zinc: 0.3 mg
- Selenium: 2.4 ug
- Phosphorus: 29.3 mg
- Copper: < 0.1 mg
- Choline: 9.7 mg
Similar to Prosciutto for Potassium
Here are some other proteins with similarly abundant amounts of potassium to prosciutto:- Raw Bacon: -0.37 MG
- Raw Chicken: +1.1 MG
- Spam: +5 MG
- Venison: -11 MG
Prosciutto Nutrition Chart
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