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Dom's Sweet Italian Sausage (1.25 lbs)

Contains BHA and BHT

Sweet Italian pork sausage with parsley, basil and spices. It contains MSG, sugar, BHA and BHT.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$8.99 1.25 lb · lowest price at Dom's Sausage
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
320caloriesPer serving · 1 link
Protein
9g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
480mg▲
Saturated fat
10g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product page
Ingredients: Pork, water, salt, spices, monosodium glutamate, sugar, paprika, BHA, BHT, citrus acid
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 7 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%83
Ingredients · counts 25%71
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 83 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (480 mg), more saturated fat (10 g), less protein (9 g) per 1 link (weight not printed, so estimated from its 320 calories; 11% of them from protein)
Ingredients 71 · BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 25 · Sausage contains MSG and the preservatives BHA and BHT
Sourcing 50 · No origin or pork-raising practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but the seasoning is only identified as spices
Contains MSG
Contains BHA and BHT
2 g sugar per link
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−29 for bha, bht, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Water Salt Spices Monosodium glutamate Sugar Paprika BHA BHT Citrus acid
10 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 high risk
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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