How Many Syns In Greggs Sausage Roll? Are They High In Syns? - Our Slimming World Syn Guide

If your grabbing a convenient breakfast or lunch, you might be tempted to pick up a Greggs sausage roll, but it's worth considering how many syns these sausage rolls have on the slimming world plan to see if they fit within your daily syn allowance.

Greggs sausage rolls have on average 16-17 syns per sausage roll making them very high in syns, we would therefore suggest only having these sausage rolls as the occasional treat on the slimming world plan. 

To find out more about the syns in Greggs sausage rolls we have put together a syn guide below which will take you through why Greggs sausage rolls are so high in syns, some syn values of Greggs baked goods and low syn alternatives for an easy snack.

Why Are Greggs Sausage Rolls So High In Syns?

At 16-17 syns per sausage roll, Greggs sausage rolls are very high in syns, using the whole of your daily syn allowance for just one roll.

These sausage rolls get a high syn value from the fat content, with one sausage roll having up to 22g of fat! To save syns we would suggest only having half of one of these sausage rolls or choosing their mini options which only have 3.5 syns per roll.

Syn Values Of Greggs

Greggs has a wide range of baked goods to grab on the go, some of them can be very high in syns if you're not careful, however.

To help you out with your syns, we've listed some general values of their baked range down below.

• Greggs Bacon Breakfast Sandwich Roll - 16.5 syns.
• Greggs Vegan Sausage Roll - 15 syns.
• Greggs Sausage Breakfast Sandwich Roll - 19 syns.
• Greggs Steak Bake Pasty - 19 syns.
• Greggs Ham & Cheese Baguette - 26 syns.
• Greggs Bacon & Sausage Breakfast Roll - 21 syns.
• Greggs Roast Chicken Salad Roll Sandwich - 17 syns.
• Greggs Chicken Bake Pasty - 21 syns.
• Greggs Sausage, Bean & Cheese Melt Pasty - 22.5 syns.
• Greggs Yum Yum - 16 syns.
• Greggs Glazed Ring Doughnut - 10 syns.
• Greggs Cheese & Onion Bake Pasty - 22 syns.
• Greggs Tuna Mayonnaise & Cucumber Brown Bread Sandwich - 17.5 syns.
• Greggs Tuna Mayonnaise Roll Sandwich - 16.5 syns.
• Greggs Bacon & Cheese Wrap Pastry - 19 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Greggs Sausage Rolls

If you find Greggs sausage rolls to be too high in syns and you're looking for a lower syn alternative we've got plenty of convenient options for you to check out down below.

• Tesco 20 Mini Sausage Rolls 220g - 1.5 syns.
• Tesco 6 Pork Sausage Rolls 360g - 9.5 syns.
• Aldi Crestwood 6 Puff Pastry Sausage Rolls 360g - 11 syns.
• Asda Snack Pork Sausage Rolls 12 x 31g (372g) - 5.5 syns.
• Aldi Everyday Essential 8 Sausage Rolls 480g - 10 syns.
• Tesco 9 Mini Pork Sausage Rolls - 5 syns.
• Co-op Bakery 6 Sausage Rolls - 10.5 syns.
• Cooplands Bakery Sausage Roll 63g - 9.5 syns.
• Asda Pork Sausage Rolls 6 x 60g (360g) - 10.5 syns.
• M&S 4 Hog Roast Sausage Rolls 188g - 8.5 syns.
• Linda McCartney's 6 Vegetarian Sausage Rolls 342g - 14.5 syns.
• Morrisons Oven Fresh Pork Sausage Roll 130g - 18.5 syns.
• Asda Just Essentials Sausage Rolls 8 x 60g (480g) - 16 syns.
• Sainsbury's 6 Sausage Rolls 360g - 9.5 syns.
• M&S 12 Sausage Rolls 400g - 6 syns.

Final Words

Overall, sausage rolls from Greggs are very high in syns, having between 16-17 syns for just one roll which is over your 15 syn daily allowance, this is because the rolls are very high in fat. To save syns we suggest choosing the mini sausage rolls are checking out our low syn alternatives above which start as low as 1.5 syns.