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Bavaria Elk Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This elk and beef summer sausage has a full ingredient list. It contains sugar, flavoring and sodium nitrite; the meat’s origin and raising practices are not stated.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$14.49 lowest price at Mousehouse Cheesehaus
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: ELK, BEEF, SALT, FLAVORING, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM NITRITE
58 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs, 1 claim 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%73
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 58
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 73 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Dextrose, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Sausage with sugar, flavoring and sodium nitrite.
Sourcing 50 · Elk and beef origin and raising practices are not stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but flavoring is not specified.
Contains sugar and sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
ELK BEEF SALT FLAVORING DEXTROSE SUGAR LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE SODIUM NITRITE
8 ingredients 3 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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