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Processing Score
6.5Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 19 ingredients, including preservatives and natural flavoring. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
053728242368
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size91 g
Amount per serving
Calories
320
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 29g
37%
Saturated Fat 11g
55%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 50mg
17%
Sodium 590mg
26%
Total Carbohydrate 2g
1%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 12g
Calcium 60mg
5%
Iron 0.7mg
4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

11 listed · 5 flagged for review

PORK, WATER, CHEDDAR CHEESE ( [MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CALCIUM PROPRIONATE, SALT, APOCAROTENAL FOR COLOR), POTASSIUM LACTATER SALT, JALAPENO PEPPERS, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, NATURAL FLAVORS, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

Listed in source order (heaviest first). Select any ingredient to see its category bucket and other products that contain it.

Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Smoked Sausage scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Chemical Preservatives (Sodium Nitrite): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Other Additives (Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate): Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavors): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.

Within Bacon, Sausage & Hot Dogs, this product is more processed than about 45% of the 6,852 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Smoked Sausage's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Potassium Lactater Salt.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

This product is part of our wider analysis. It features in our Bacon vs Sausage comparison.

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