How many calories are in Schweinebraten with Knödel?
Two slices of roast pork, about 150 g, with a bread dumpling and gravy come to about 740 kcal. The pork is 395 of that and the dumpling 275. In Bavaria and Austria the same plate is a Schweinsbraten, and a second dumpling takes it past 1,000.
The plate, as served
About 150 g of roast pork, one bread dumpling of about 150 g, and about 120 g of gravy.
Where the calories come from
| Nutrient | Grams | Calories | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Protein | 55g | 220 | 30% |
| Carbs | 46g | 184 | 25% |
| Fat | 37g | 333 | 45% |
| 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
| Roast pork (Schweinebraten)Two slices, about 150 g | 395 kcal |
| Bread dumpling (Semmelknödel)One dumpling, about 150 g | 275 kcal |
| Gravy x2Two tablespoons, about 60 g | 70 kcal |
The same dish, several ways
This is where the calories actually move. Not the ingredient, the cooking.
- With two dumplings1,015+275
The second dumpling is another 275 kcal.
- With twice the gravy810+70
Gravy made from granules is light, 70 kcal for another 120 g. A gravy built on the roasting fat is roughly double.
- About 150 g of roast pork, one bread dumpling of about 150 g, and about 120 g of gravy.As served740
- With boiled potatoes instead620-120
About 120 kcal less than the dumpling.
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 |
|---|---|---|
| Roast pork (Schweinebraten) | Two slices, about 150 gBLS Y352212 (Schweinebraten ohne Sauce). Roast pork as served, without the sauce, which is counted on its own row. | 395 |
| Bread dumpling (Semmelknödel) | One dumpling, about 150 gBLS E606000 (Semmelknödel roh). Bread, milk, egg and onion. BLS lists the dumpling raw; simmering adds water but no energy. | 275 |
| Gravy x2 | Two tablespoons, about 60 gMade from granules. Made from the roasting-tin fat, roughly double. | 70 |
| Total | 740 | |
Sources: German Nutrient Database BLS 4.0 (Max Rubner-Institut), CC BY 4.0, USDA FoodData Central. 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 528 to 819 kcal quoted for this
A Spar ready meal of 330 g with a bread dumpling lists 528 kcal. eatsmarter's Bavarian roast is 819, and 775 with coleslaw. Ours sits between them. The size and fat of the pork portion move the total most, since the pork is more than half of it.
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 Schweinebraten with Knödel?
- About 740 kcal for 150 g of roast pork, one bread dumpling and gravy.
- How many calories are in a Semmelknödel?
- About 275 kcal for a 150 g bread dumpling.
- How much protein is in roast pork?
- About 41 g in 150 g of roast pork, and about 55 g on the whole plate.
- How do I make a roast pork dinner lighter?
- Have one dumpling, with potatoes or salad on the side instead of a second. The gravy is not where the calories are.
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