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Processing Score
6.5Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 12 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
050500568364
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size56 g
Amount per serving
Calories
190
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 16g
21%
Saturated Fat 7g
35%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 35mg
12%
Sodium 590mg
26%
Total Carbohydrate 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 0g
Protein 11g
Calcium 0mg
0%
Iron 2mg
11%

* 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

12 listed · 4 flagged for review

PORK, VINEGAR, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL FLAVOR, BHT, CITRIC ACID, PROPYL GALLATE, DISODIUM INOSINATE, DISODIUM GUANYLATE.

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, Hot Pork Sausage scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

  • Chemical Preservatives (Bht): Synthetic preservatives are UPF indicators.
  • Natural Flavors (Natural Flavor): Despite being natural, these are highly processed extracts.
  • Flavor Enhancers (Disodium Inosinate, Disodium Guanylate): Industrial flavor enhancement common in UPF.

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 Hot Pork 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.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose, Sugar.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

Food AcidsProcessing indicator

In this product: Citric Acid.

Common in both traditional and industrial foods.

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

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