With the increasing awareness of people switching to a meat-free diet, or even just simply reducing the amount of animal products they consume, we thought we would search for some low carb vegetarian sausages for your next BBQ
Our criteria – 10g carbs or less per 100g ✅
Note: Most of these contain soy.
Updated January 2020
| Name | Carbs per 100g | Carbs for 2 sausages | Protein per 2 sausages | Supermarket |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Herb & Sons Beef Free Classic | 4.4g | 6.6g | 21.4g | Coles |
| Herb & Sons BBQ Beef Free Sausages | 4.4g | 5g | 15.6g | Coles |
| The Alternative Meat Co Sausage | 4.9g | 5.6g | 16.1 | Coles |
| Linda Mc Cartney's Vegetarian Red onion & rosemary Sausages | 6.9g | 6.3g | 16.6 | Woolworths |
| Simply Vegetarian Sausages | 7.4g | 8.9g | 24.4g | Aldi |
| Quorn Sausages with herbs | 7.7g | 7.7g | 12.8g | Woolworths/ Coles |
| Bean Supreme Parsley, Sage & Rosemary | 8.1g | 10.1g | 15.9g | Woolworths |
| Vegie Delights Sausages | 9g | 9g | 19g | Woolworths |
The Lowest Carb Veggie Sausages are…
Herb & Sons Class Beef (Meat-Free)
Ingredients:
Water, Plant Protein (Soy & Pea), Canola oil, coconut oil, flavour, salt, sugar, yeast, vegetable powder, beetroot powder, spices, herbs, thickener 461 401, preservative 234
Carbs per 100g: 4.4g
Herb & Sons BBQ Beef Free Sausages
Ingredients:
Meat-free portion (water, soy Protein) emulsifier 322 coconut oil, canola oil, rice flour, plant fibre, cellulose pea), yeast extract, vegetable gum 461 salt, dehydrated vegetables, sugar, spices, black pepper, paprika, smoked paprika, natural flavouring, preservative 234, casing, natural polysaccharides, water, humectant 422
Carbs per 100g: 4.4g
The Alternative Meat Co Sausages
Ingredients:
Water, Vegetable Protein (19%)(Soy, Wheat, Pea), Vegetable Oil, Casing (Calcium Alginate), Sautéed Onions, Thickeners (Methyl Cellulose, Guar Gum, Xanthan Gum, Carrageenan Gum), Stock Powder, Pea Fibre, Tapioca Starch, Herbs and Spices (Pepper), Natural Colours (Beet, Caramel I, Paprika Extract), Natural Flavours, Salt, Vegetable Extract.
Carbs per 100g: 4.9g
Linda Mc Cartney’s Vegetarian Red onion & Rosemary Sausages
Ingredients:
Rehydrated Textured Soya Protein (62%), Red Onion (19%), Seasoning (Red Onion Powder, Kibbled Red Onion, Salt, Sugar, Yeast Extract, Rosemary, Sunflower Oil, White Pepper, Ginger), Water, Rapeseed Oil, Soya Protein Concentrate, Stabiliser: Methyl Cellulose.
Carbs per 100g: 6.9g
Comments:
- I’ve not tried these, but my friend who is a vegetarian said that this brand is popular and tasty.
Simply Vegetarian Sausages
Ingredients:
Water, vegetable protein (22%), wheat and soy, vegetable oil, seasoning (soy and vegetable gums) 412 407 starches – tapioca, potato, oats, sugar, bread crumbs, natural flavour, smoke flavour, yeast extract, onion, dried powder, mineral salt 508, fermented rice, spice, garlic powder, salt.
Carbs per 100g: 7.4g
Quorn Sausages with Herbs
Ingredients: Mycoprotein (46%), water, rehydrated egg white, textured wheat protein [wheat flour, wheat gluten, wheat starch, gelling agent (401), firming agent (516), onion, canola oil, milk protein, tapioca starch, salt, pea fibre, yeast extract, spices, pepper, sugar, gelling agent (508), barley malt extract, natural flavour, dextrose, herbs, yeast, sunflower oil, potato starch, firming agent (509).]
Carbs per 100g: 7.7g
Bean Supreme Parsley, Sage & Rosemary
Ingredients:
Tofu (37%) [Water, Soy Beans, Firming Agent (516)], Onions, Wheat Gluten, Water, Vegetable Shortening, Gelling Agents (Methyl Cellulose, Carageenan And Locust Bean Gum), Yeast, Yeast Extract, Starch, Wheat Fibre, Sea Salt, Sugar, Parsley, Seasoning Mix (Wheat Flour), Garlic, Hydrolysed Vegetable Protein (Soy), Caramelised Sugar, Black Pepper, Rosemary, Sage.
Carbs per 100g: 8.1g
Vegie Delights Sausages
Ingredients:
Water, Vegetable Protein (22%) (Wheat Gluten, Soy), Canola Oil, Starch (Tapioca, Potato), Seasoning [Soy, Salt, Vegetable Protein (Maize), Rice Bran Oil, Onion, Tomato Powder, WheatProtein, Maltodextrin, Flavour, Garlic, Sugar, Spices, Thickeners (Guar Gum, Carrageenan Gum), Dextrose, Potassium Chloride, Rice Flour, Wheat Flour, Vegetable Powder, Yeast Extract (Barley)], Oats, Crumb (Wheat), Minerals (Zinc, Iron), Vitamin (B12), Fermented Rice
Carbs per 100g: 9g
I came across this variety of recipes online but the carbs are about 12g per sausage, but these are soy-free. if you are interested in checking these out, click here
**Please note information was accurate at the time of collecting. If changes are made to the brand (packaging or nutrition) within our updates, please refer to their website. Changes may occur regarding their availability, please check with your local supermarket for more info.
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