Meat & poultry
Prosciutto: weights & conversions
One weighs about 20 g. 100 g is 250 calories and 26 g of protein.
Also written as: serrano ham.
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1 prosciutto of prosciutto is about 20 grams.
Weight per piece
What a recipe means when it counts prosciutto instead of weighing it.
| Count | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 prosciutto | 20 g | 0.71 oz |
| 2 prosciuttos | 40 g | |
| 3 prosciuttos | 60 g | |
| 4 prosciuttos | 80 g | |
| 6 prosciuttos | 120 g | |
| 12 prosciuttos | 240 g |
Ounces and pounds
The weights an older recipe card is most likely to use.
| Weight | Grams | Ounces |
|---|---|---|
| 1 oz | 28.3 g | |
| 4 oz (1/4 lb) | 113 g | |
| 8 oz (1/2 lb) | 227 g | |
| 1 lb | 454 g | |
| 100 g | 100 g |
Nutrition
Per 100 g of edible portion, transcribed from USDA reference data, and scaled to the measures above.
| Measure | Calories | Protein | Fat | Carbs | Fiber | Sodium |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g (100 g) | 250 | 26 g | 16 g | 0.3 g | 0 g | 2200 mg |
| Per prosciutto (20 g) | 50 | 5.2 g | 3.2 g | 0.06 g | 0 g | 440 mg |
| Per 4 oz (113 g) | 283 | 29.5 g | 18.1 g | 0.34 g | 0 g | 2495 mg |
If you have run out
- Ham, the same amount. Sliced thin, the closest stand-in for wrapping or laying over a dish.
Common questions
- How much does one prosciutto weigh?
- One prosciutto weighs about 20 g (0.71 oz), so a pound is roughly 23 of them.
- How many calories are in prosciutto?
- Prosciutto has about 250 calories per 100 g, so one prosciutto is roughly 50 calories.
- How much protein is in prosciutto?
- About 26 g of protein per 100 g — roughly 29.5 g in a 4 oz portion.
- What can I use instead of prosciutto?
- Ham, the same amount. Sliced thin, the closest stand-in for wrapping or laying over a dish.