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Brennan's Beef Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This Wisconsin-made beef summer sausage is hardwood-smoked for two days. It contains sugar and dextrose, as well as sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$6.99 10 oz · lowest price at Brennans Market
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Beef, Salt, Dextrose, Spices, Sugar, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 20%50
Ingredients · counts 25%57
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 57 · Dextrose, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 58 · Cured and smoked beef with dextrose, sugar, starter culture and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · Wisconsin-made, but the beef's origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list, Wisconsin-made claim and specific smoking method
Contains sugar and dextrose
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for dextrose, sugar
Varies by additive−15 for sodium or potassium nitrite
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Salt Dextrose Spices Sugar Lactic Acid Starter Culture Sodium Ascorbate Sodium Nitrite
8 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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