Before determining the
calorie content of the jelly, let's decide what exactly you mean by it. Jellied jelly strife, by the way. But you can take into account the aspic, similar in appearance to it.
So, the aspic, aka jelly, is a frozen meat or fish broth with pieces of meat. The classic volume ratio is most often used in the recipe, namely: two parts of the broth are added to one part of the meat. Some recipes allow the use of vegetables. As a result, it is difficult to know the truth, because how many who add something to the dish, it is almost impossible to calculate. That is, the concept of calorie content in this case is a very conditional thing. The aspic, often based on broth, but not strong and greasy, but lean, infused with gelatin, is often taken as jellied meat . The calorie content of such a dish is much lower, but its taste is different.
And now about what constitutes calorie jelly in detail. Consider the pork, the most common, which includes a strong broth (24 kcal per 100 g) and lean meat, that is, legs, shank, ears, tail (from 210 to 260 kcal per 100 g). The result is about 180 kcal per 100 gram serving, of which most of the broth is. It is possible to use the above parts of the carcass for the brew, but in the dish itself put lean meat (160 kcal per 100 g).
The calorie content of beef jelly is much lower. The broth is obtained practically lean - 4 kcal per 100 ml (= 100 g). Adding to this the right amount of lean meat with calories from 160 to 180, in the end we get only 80 kcal per 100 g of the final product.
Calorie jelly from chicken includes not very fatty meat (from 158 to 186 kcal), but enough high-calorie broth (36 kcal). The result is about 120 kcal per gram serving. The finished dish will be very tender and considered dietary.
You can draw conclusions by considering a different calorie content. Jellied pork will turn out much easier if carrots or celery enter the main volume, which will not make the dish heavier with extra fats. Decorated in this way the food will be more like aspic, but the taste, believe me, will not suffer. If you are afraid whether the finished snack will keep its shape, then it can safely be strengthened with 10 g of gelatin. Its calorie content is 35 kcal, and the volume is enough to prepare 0.5 liters of broth, which in the end will “make heavier” the jelly by about 5 kcal per 100 grams.
Jellied beef, whose calorie content is already low, can be made more dietary if you add a tongue cut in beautiful slices that has a calorie content of no more than 146. Moreover, this option will be more refined and can safely claim the title of a festive snack, which is not a shame to serve even to very dear guests.
In conclusion, I would like to say that, despite the fairly high calorie content of any of the varieties of jelly, this dish is truly beloved in our country. Doctors recommend using this dish during pregnancy and after fractures, with weakened immunity. The main thing is to know the measure.