Black pudding, also popular as blood sausage or blood pudding, is a kind of sausage prepared by cooking blood with a filler until it is thick enough to congeal when cooled. Blood sausage is a more recent North American translation for the German moniker "Blutwurst". Blood Sausage has become a useful term for similar blood-based solid foods around the world.

Ingredients and Preparation

Pig or cattle blood is most often used; sheep and goat blood are used to a lesser extent. Blood from poultry, horses and other animals are used more rarely. Typical fillers include meat, fat, suet, bread, barley and oatmeal.

Black pudding is usually served as part of a traditional full breakfast in the United Kingdom and Ireland.

Health and Nutrition Facts

Serving size – 1 Slice (40 g)

Approximate values per serving (Calories - 95 cal, Fat – 8.6  g, Carbohydrates – 0.3 g, Protein – 3.7 g, Saturated fat – 3.4 g, Cholesterol – 30 mg, Sodium – 170 mg)

Health Benefits

There are numerous Nutritional and Health benefits of black pudding

1. It is carbohydrates free and a very rich source of quality proteins. Proteins are required for healthy and strong muscles.

2. It has very less calories as compared to other sausages hence very good diet for weight watchers

3. It is rich in essential micronutrients like iron and zinc. Iron helps in the formation of hemoglobin which in turn aids in transport of oxygen in body.

Disadvantage of Black pudding

Black pudding is high in sodium hence can create risk for the people already suffering from hypertension.