How many calories are in Jägerschnitzel and fries?
A breaded Jägerschnitzel with mushroom sauce and fries comes to about 945 kcal. The sauce is 145 of that, less than people expect, and the fries are 405. Unbreaded, the way many kitchens still make it, the schnitzel itself is lighter: BLS puts a plain pan-fried pork schnitzel at 156 kcal per 100 g against 220 breaded.
The plate, as served
One breaded pork schnitzel of about 180 g, a ladle of mushroom sauce of about 120 g, and a 200 g portion of fries.
Where the calories come from
| Nutrient | Grams | Calories | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 52g | 208 | 23% |
| Carbs | 70g | 280 | 30% |
| Fat | 48g | 432 | 47% |
| Fibre | 14g | counted within carbs | |
The ring is sized by calories, not grams: protein and carbs are 4 kcal a gram, fat is 9. Drawn by grams, fat would look like a sliver of what it actually contributes.
What is on the plate
| Fries (Pommes)A standard snack-bar portion, about 200 g | 405 kcal |
| Pork schnitzel, breadedOne schnitzel, about 180 g cooked | 395 kcal |
| Mushroom sauce (Jägersoße)A ladle, about 120 g | 145 kcal |
The same dish, several ways
This is where the calories actually move. Not the ingredient, the cooking.
- One breaded pork schnitzel of about 180 g, a ladle of mushroom sauce of about 120 g, and a 200 g portion of fries.As served945
- With spätzle instead of fries935-10
The Swabian side, and almost the same total, about 935 kcal.
- Without the mushroom sauce800-145
That makes it a Schnitzel Wiener Art with fries, 145 kcal less.
- With a side salad instead of fries650-295
About 295 kcal less than with fries.
Where each number comes from
Composition tables list ingredients, not dinners. There is no row anywhere for this plate, so it is built from its parts, and the preparation assumed for each part is written next to it, because that assumption is usually worth more calories than the ingredient.
| Component | Portion and preparation | kcal |
|---|---|---|
| Fries (Pommes) | A standard snack-bar portion, about 200 gBLS K130492 (Pommes frites tiefgefroren, frittiert). Frozen fries, deep fried. Oven-baked fries come to about 165 kcal per 100 g against 203 here (BLS K130262). | 405 |
| Pork schnitzel, breaded | One schnitzel, about 180 g cookedBLS Y332132 (Schweineschnitzel paniert, gebraten). Schnitzel Wiener Art: pork, breaded and pan fried. Veal, the Viennese original, is leaner raw by about 17 kcal per 100 g (BLS U342100 against U541100); the breading and the frying fat move the number far more than the animal. | 395 |
| Mushroom sauce (Jägersoße) | A ladle, about 120 gBLS X3A3000 (Jägersauce mit Wildpilzmischung/Pilzragout für Jägerschnitzel). Mushroom ragout made for Jägerschnitzel. | 145 |
| Total | 945 | |
Sources: German Nutrient Database BLS 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut), CC BY 4.0. Every figure is an estimate with a range around it, and is rounded to the nearest 5 kcal rather than pretending to a precision that does not exist.
Why you will see 547 to 950 kcal quoted for this
Hofmann lists its ready meals at 547 to 859 kcal for 340 to 540 g, and restaurant plates are put at about 950. Breaded or plain explains part of the spread, the size of the fries portion the rest. In eastern Germany a Jägerschnitzel can also mean a breaded slice of Jagdwurst with tomato sauce and pasta, a different dish again.
Which is why this page shows the sum instead of asserting a total. Build the plate you actually eat and the number is yours rather than an average of strangers.
Build your own plateCommon questions
- How many calories are in Jägerschnitzel with fries?
- About 945 kcal for a 180 g breaded schnitzel, mushroom sauce and 200 g of fries.
- How many calories are in mushroom sauce?
- About 145 kcal for a 120 g ladle of Jägersoße. It is the smallest of the three parts on the plate.
- Breaded or plain, which is lighter?
- Plain. BLS has 156 kcal per 100 g for a pan-fried pork schnitzel without breading and 220 with it, about 115 kcal on a 180 g schnitzel.
- What is the East German Jägerschnitzel?
- A breaded slice of Jagdwurst, a cooked sausage, served with tomato sauce and pasta. This page counts the mushroom-sauce version.
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