How many calories are in a Leberkässemmel?
A Leberkässemmel, a thick slice of warm Leberkäse in a white roll with sweet mustard, comes to about 545 kcal. The Leberkäse is 340 of that, the roll 170 and the mustard 35. Bavaria calls the roll a Semmel; elsewhere the same thing is a Leberkäsesemmel or Leberkäsebrötchen.
The plate, as served
One slice of Bavarian Leberkäse, about 120 g, in a 60 g white roll with two teaspoons of sweet mustard.
Where the calories come from
| Nutrient | Grams | Calories | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 26g | 104 | 19% |
| Carbs | 38g | 152 | 28% |
| Fat | 31g | 279 | 52% |
| Fibre | 3g | 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
| LeberkäseOne thick slice, about 120 g | 340 kcal |
| Bread roll (Brötchen)One white roll, about 60 g | 170 kcal |
| Sweet mustardTwo teaspoons, about 20 g | 35 kcal |
The same dish, several ways
This is where the calories actually move. Not the ingredient, the cooking.
- With a double slice885+340
Butcher counters cut it as thick as you ask. Another 340 kcal.
- In a pretzel instead of a roll600+55
A Leberkäs-Brezn, about 55 kcal more.
- One slice of Bavarian Leberkäse, about 120 g, in a 60 g white roll with two teaspoons of sweet mustard.As served545
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Leberkäse | One thick slice, about 120 gBLS W233062 (Fleischkäse einfach, fein/Original Bayerischer Leberkäse fein, gebraten ohne Fett (Ofen)). Bavarian Leberkäse baked in the oven, no fat added. The Bavarian kind contains no liver, despite the name. | 340 |
| Bread roll (Brötchen) | One white roll, about 60 gBLS B511000 (Weizenbrötchen). Plain wheat roll, the Brötchen or Semmel of every snack bar and butcher counter. | 170 |
| Sweet mustard | Two teaspoons, about 20 gBLS R135000 (Senf süß). Bavarian sweet mustard. Medium-hot mustard is 111 kcal per 100 g against 177 (BLS R132000). | 35 |
| Total | 545 | |
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 515 to 700 kcal quoted for this
fddb averages Leberkäse rolls at 257 kcal per 100 g, about 515 for a 200 g roll. A butcher's version is put at 350 per 100 g, which would be 700 for the same weight. The difference is how much Leberkäse is in the roll and how fatty it is. BLS has 283 kcal per 100 g for oven-baked Bavarian Leberkäse.
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 a Leberkässemmel?
- About 545 kcal with a 120 g slice and sweet mustard.
- How many calories are in a slice of Leberkäse?
- About 340 kcal for a 120 g slice baked in the oven. A reduced-fat Leberkäse is about half that per gram.
- Does Leberkäse contain liver?
- The Bavarian kind does not, despite the name. In Germany outside Bavaria, a product sold as Leberkäse usually has to contain some.
- Sweet or medium-hot mustard?
- Medium-hot is lighter, about 111 kcal per 100 g against 177 for sweet. On two teaspoons that is about 15 kcal.
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