How Many Syns In Salami? Can I Have It On Slimming World?

Salami is great for a cold meat lunch or even on a pizza, but on the slimming world plan, you will need to make sure you are synning hams such as salami due to their high-fat content, which begs the question, is salami high in syns?

Salami has on average around 1.5 syns to 2 syns a slice, making it quite high in syns due to its thin size, we, therefore, suggest having this cold meat in moderation on the slimming world plan.

Down below, we've made a short syn guide, taking you through why salami is so high in syns, syn values of salami and some cold meat alternatives to keep your syns on track.

Why Is Salami So High In Syns?

At 1.5-2 syns a slice, salami appears to be low in syns, but these slices are very thin, therefore you likely will need to have between 2-3 pieces which could cost you around 4.5 syns. You could have up to around 5-7 slices before using all your 15 syn daily allowance.

Salami gets its high syn value from the high saturated fat content, for example, three slices of salami from Tesco could have up to 4.3g of fat! Salami is also very high in sodium, we, therefore, suggest having this in moderation.

To save syns we suggest reaching for alternatives such as regular ham slices (check our syn guide here) which are leaner and high in protein for great sandwich fillers.

Syn Values Of Salami

Salami can have a different syn value according to the size of its cut and any added spices or ingredients, to help you compare syns among different brands, we've listed a few different syn values below.

• Tesco 12 German Style Salami Slices 125g - 4.5 syns a serving.
•  Sainsbury's Italian Style Milano Salami 8 Slices 43g - 1 syn.
•  Aldi The Deli German Salami 135g - 1 syn.
•  Tesco 10 Salami Slices 100g - 3.5 syns for two.
•  Aldi German Peppered Salami 135g - 1 syn.
•  Lidl Dulano Salami Milano Slices 100g - 1.5 syn.
•  Aldi Italian Milano Salami Slices 90g - 3 syns.
•  Sainsbury's 15 Salami Slices 150g - 5 syns for three slices.
•  Tesco 10 Reduced Fat Salami Slices 100g - 3 syns for two slices.
•  Morrisons German Salami 24 Slices 120g - 1.5 syns.
•  Lidl Dulano Pepperoni Salami 120g - 1 syn.
•  Tesco 11 German Style Peppered Salami Slices 110g - 4 syns.
•  Lidl Dulano Peppered Salami 135g - 2 syns.
•  Tesco Prosciutto Crudo & Salami Platter 120g - 2.5 syns.

Low Syn Alternatives To Salami

If you find salami to be too high in syns, but you are looking for a similar deli cold meat alternative, we've got some great options to add to your basket below.

• Tesco Finest Parma Ham 78g - 1.5 syns.
•  Sainsbury's Italian Parma Ham 6 Slices 80g - 3.5 syns.
•  M&S Prosciutto di Parma 14 Month Matured Parma Ham 80g - 5.5 syns.
•  Tesco Eastman's Deli Foods Proper Tasty Wafer Thin Cooked Ham Slices 400g - 1.5 syns for two slices.
•  Sainsbury's Italian Style Pepperoni 12 Slices 42g - 0.5 syns for one.
•  Deli Culture 24 Pepperoni Slices 250g - 1.5 syns.
•  Co-op Pizza Pepperoni 27 Slices 90g - 5 syns.
•  Tesco Finest 4 Slices Parma Ham 50g - 1.5 syns a serving.
•  Tesco Finest Spanish Chorizo 225g - 10 syns for half.
•  Tesco 6 Prosciutto Crudo Slices 84g - 3 syns.
•  Quorn Vegetarian Pepperoni Slices 100g - 2.5 syns a serving.
•  Asda Honey Roast Ham Wafer Thin 200g - 3 syns a portion.
•  Morrisons German Garlic Sausage 10 Slices 120g - 1 syn.
•  Aldi Specially Selected Spicy Spanish Chorizo Ring 200g - 7 syns.
•  Sainsbury's Spanish Spicy Chorizo Ring 225g - 7 syns.

Final Words

To conclude, Salami is quite high in syns on the slimming world plan for a small thin portion, you could have up to around 5-7 slices before using all your 15 daily syn allowance, having around 1.5-2 syns for a thin slice.

Salami gets its high syn value from the fat content and sodium, we suggest options for leaner ham slices instead if you want to avoid syns. We have syns guides on other deli meats such as parma ham here.