What is Pepperoni? Nutritional Facts, Calories & Taste

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What is Pepperoni?

Pepperoni is an Italian-American salami made from beef and pork. These two meats are mixed together with spices and formed into a log with a width of roughly 32mm. The pepperoni has a muted red tone with tiny dots of cream colored fat. The flavor is tangy, salty and meaty. Pepperoni is sliced thin and often used as a topping for pizzas and as a filling for calzones.

What does Pepperoni Taste Like?

Salty

Salty is one of the five main tastes. It has a satisfying and addictive quality with hints of sourness. Salty foods include cheeses, cured meats, chips, and olives. It is used in almost every dish and prepared food. Salt is added to enhance flavor and offer a distinctly salty taste.

Umami

Umami is one of five main tastes. It is savory with a depth of flavor. Umami is a taste in many foods, including meat, seafood, beans, and nuts. It is both naturally occurring and created through the specific use of ingredients to create a satisfying taste. Umami is characteristic of proteins and savory dishes.

Ingredients

pork

Pork is a term for any meat that comes from a pig. The main cuts are the shoulder, loin, leg and side belly. Raw pork is pink and often has a white trim of fat, or dots of fat. The texture is moist and and semi-firm. Pork is used to make bacon, sausage, salami and other various meat products. Pork can be bought and used ground, or in specific cuts, such as for pork tenderloin, a delicate cut of meat, with a lower fat content. Pork is known for being a fatty meat and has a full flavor that is enhanced by salt and spices. Pork should always be cooked thoroughly before consuming.

beef

Beef refers to any part of meat from the cow. Beef is a popular meat across multiple cuisines and pairs well with a multitude of dishes, often serving as the main ingredient. There are eight main cuts of beef and many more within each section of the animal. Varieties of beef vary depending on the breed of cattle and its diet.

salt

Salt is a mineral composed mostly of sodium chloride. It is the main flavoring used in food and is naturally occurring in certain foods, such as cheese, beets, meat and celery, plus many others. Salt is white and has finer granules than sugar. Many commercial salts include iodide, while others exclude it. Most salts are white, while some are naturally pale pink with minerals. Salt brings out the flavor of something and can create a tangy mouthfeel, if used in excess.

paprika

Paprika is a spice made made not from one type of pepper but from multiple varieties of sweet peppers and chili peppers. Common paprika is not spicy, but some paprika will be mildly spicy if hotter peppers are used. The pepper is dried and ground into a fine red power used to season savory dishes. The flavor is both sweet and pungent with a hint of bitterness that can emerge when it is cooked.

additives

Additives are added to food items in small quantities to improve the flavor, change the texture, enhance appearance, or preserve the item. Additives are both natural and artificial. Natural additives have been used for a long time, while many artificial ones were discovered in the 19th century. There are numerous artificial additives including soy lecithin, guar gum, ascorbic acid and sodium nitrite.

Pepperoni Nutritional Facts and Calories

Serving Size: 1 oz28g

	Amount Per Serving	% Daily Value
Calories	141kcal	7%
Fats	13g	17%
Sat. fats	5g	23%
Mono. Fats	8g	18%
Trans fats	1g	50%
Carbs	0g	0%
Sugars	N/A
Fiber	N/A
Proteins	5g	7%
Cholesterol	27mg	9%
Sodium	443mg	19%

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Frequently Asked Questions

How much protein is in Pepperoni?

1 oz of Pepperoni contains 5 g of protein.

How many carbs are in Pepperoni?

1 oz of Pepperoni contains 0 g of carbs.

How much fat is in Pepperoni?

1 oz of Pepperoni contains 13 g of fat.

How many calories are in 1 oz of Pepperoni?

There are 141 calories in 1 oz of Pepperoni.

How many calories are in 1 Piece of Pepperoni?

There are 10 calories in 1 Piece of Pepperoni.

How many calories are in 1 Cup (sliced) of Pepperoni?

There are 514 calories in 1 Cup (sliced) of Pepperoni.

How many calories are in 1 Cup (pieces) of Pepperoni?

There are 590 calories in 1 Cup (pieces) of Pepperoni.

How many calories are in 1 pound of Pepperoni?

There are 2286 calories in 1 pound of Pepperoni.