Dutch Sausage Roll (Saucijzenbroodje)

How many calories are in a saucijzenbroodje?

If you have ever taken a train in the Netherlands, you have surely seen saucijzenbroodjes at every station: seasoned minced meat wrapped in puff pastry, hot out of the oven 😋 There are 345 calories per 100 g, and one roll (about 90 g) has about 311 calories, with about 20 g of fat and 9 g of protein.

Does a saucijzenbroodje raise blood sugar?

The meat has almost no carbohydrate, so the carbohydrate comes from the puff pastry. The closest food that has been measured is puff pastry itself, with an index of about 56, which means medium.

And one roll has a glycemic load of about 12, which means medium. The large amount of fat in the pastry slows absorption, but it is also what pushes the calories up.

Where are the hidden calories?

The puff pastry! It is layers of dough and butter, so its flakiness comes from fat. The sausage meat also contains fat. So most of the calories come from fat, not from carbohydrate.

How to eat it smartly

• One roll as a snack, not as lunch.
• You can eat it with fruit or vegetables instead of a second roll.
• At home, you can make it with lean minced meat and filo pastry instead of puff pastry, because it is much lighter.

Lighter alternatives

• Instead of two rolls at the station: one roll with an apple.
• If you want a lighter savoury snack: a brown bread sandwich with cheese and cucumber.