CHILEAN COMPLETO: CALORIES AND INGREDIENTS - CULTURE VOCABULARY - 2024

The Chilean complete is a mix between a hot dog and a sandwich; It can have different ingredients and there are several processes to make them. This food is named after its ingredients. It is really a "complete" sandwich, which can be up to twice the size of a regular American hotdog.

The calories of the Chilean complete depend on the food it contains and the ingredients that you want to add more. The complete ones are an important part of the particular Chilean gastronomy and the complete one is one of the most emblematic.

The complete is a variation of the world-famous hotdog that in Chile can be eaten at any time of the day. Their presence is usually found in the carts that street vendors have on the streets. Also, it can be found in some fast food restaurants specialized in its preparation.

Ingredients

The Chilean complete has some traditional ingredients that are hotdog bread, Viennese, diced tomatoes, avocado, mayonnaise and sauerkraut. To these classic ingredients you can add green chili, green sauce (made with onion and parsley) and even cheese.

The most traditional Chilean complete recipe is always prepared with bread and Viennese stuffed with diced tomatoes, avocado or ground avocado, sauerkraut and a large portion of mayonnaise. A true experience of flavors.

Among the characteristics that stand out most of the Chilean complete is that its bread is more forceful, with a slight touch of sweetness and a crunchy shell that allows it to contain a large number of ingredients.

Special bread is usually used for completes, but there are also variations in marraqueta bread (also known as beaten bread or French bread), even in sopaipillas (very tasty fried pumpkin and flour dough, which is used as complete bread)

The complete one is very versatile and the ingredients can be changed depending on the taste of the diners. For example, another very popular Chilean complete is the Italian complete recipe, which includes avocado or avocado, diced tomato and mayonnaise, ingredients that resemble the colors of the Italian flag.

There are different names depending on the ingredients that want to be added, such as, for example, "a lo poor" (with fried egg and fried onion); dynamic (with avocado, tomato, mayonnaise and "green sauce"); Swiss (with cheese) and many others.

Next we will review its ingredients to identify how many calories a Chilean complete can provide us.

Sausages

The sausages are a fundamental element in the Chilean complete, since they correspond to the base of the sandwich. There are several types and we will discover which is the best to prepare a complete Chilean.

Sausages can come in different varieties, as they can be prepared with different meats and parts of the animal. This is why it is difficult to determine whether or not they are healthy. Sausages are generally high in fat and calories.

Sausages are also considered as foods that provide empty calories, since in addition to having large amounts of fat, they provide high levels of sodium.

But this can vary depending on the type of sausage. Some are good sources of protein, but are very high in calories due to their high fat and sodium content.

The classic sausage that is the base of the Chilean complete provides more than 180 calories, 7 grams of protein, 2 grams of carbohydrates, 17 grams of fat and 572 milligrams of sodium.

For the complete Chileans, pork or meat Viennese are used, and even turkey (70 calories, 8 grams of fat) for those who want to make it lighter in calories.

Full bread

The whole bread or hotdog bun delivers a total of 100 calories, 1 gram of fat and 18 grams of carbohydrate. As we can see, the calories are not too many and if we add seasonings such as mustard and ketchup, the caloric value of this bread does not increase much either.

Vegetables

The Chilean complete has vegetables as part of its ingredients. The most important are ground avocado or avocado and diced tomatoes.

A whole ground avocado has 240 calories and provides high amounts of healthy fats for the body. Let's consider that a complete contains a large amount of avocado, at least half the unit - that is, 120 calories.

For its part, a tomato has only 18 calories, in addition to being a good supply of antioxidants and vitamin C.

Dressings and toppings

The Chilean complete is characterized by including a large amount of mayonnaise topping the sandwich ingredients. Mayonnaise gives us 57 calories per tablespoon. Considering that the Chilean complete would take at least two, it would be approximately 120 calories just in mayonnaise.

Ketchup and mustard are also an important part of a complete. The calories in both are 34 calories a tablespoon of ketchup and only 4 calories per tablespoon of mustard.

Finally, the sauerkraut sauce - which is nothing more than boiled cabbage and fermented with salt - provides 19 calories per tablespoon.

It is worth noting that sauerkraut is one of the best probiotic foods, as it supports the development of healthy bacterial flora in the large intestine.

Final calories of the Chilean complete

Adding the mentioned ingredients, we arrive at a non-negligible total of 595 calories, using all the elements in large quantities:

• 1 full bread

• 1 meat or pork sausage

• Half avocado

• 1 whole tomato

• 1 tablespoon of ketchup

• 2 tablespoons of mayonnaise

• 1 tablespoon of mustard

• 1 portion of sauerkraut

These calories can be reduced to about 500 if we swap the meat or pork sausage for a turkey sausage, so if calories are a concern, it is a good alternative to enjoy this sandwich.

It is recommended to prefer sausages that do not exceed 150 calories and 14 grams of fat, and ideally organic options that tend to be healthier and provide fewer toxins.

In addition, within the complete ones we can find some traces of vitamin B and vitamin C, if we include tomato among its ingredients. Avocado is also a great source of healthy fats and sauerkraut is a natural probiotic that can improve the health of your gut.

The recommendations go beyond calories, watch your fat and sodium intake, limit the consumption of this delicious sandwich to special occasions and when you do, enjoy a delicious and filling Chilean complete without guilt.

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