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Wild Boar Smokey BBQ

Contains sodium nitrite

A ready-to-eat smoked summer sausage made with wild boar and pork. Each 1 oz serving has 400 mg sodium and 7 g total sugar; it also contains soybean oil and sodium nitrite.

No artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains soy
$23.75 6 oz · lowest price at Shaffer Venison Farm
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1 oz. (28g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Wild Boar, Pork, Sugar, Seasoning: (brown sugar, salt, tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, natural smoke flavor, spices, oleoresin paprika, soybean oil), Salt, Citric Acid, Spices, Citrus Powder, Sodium Nitrite, Vinegar
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%39
Ingredients · counts 25%43
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 39 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (400 mg); 25 g added sugar per 1 oz.
Ingredients 43 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Soybean oil, 12th ingredient (seed oil, −10, ClearShelf standard); 2 more
Processing 58 · Smoked sausage with sugar, seasoning and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · Origin and raising practices for the boar and pork aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unnamed spices and natural smoke flavor
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains soybean oil
7 g total sugars per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for sugar, brown sugar
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
ClearShelf standard−10 for soybean oil · our house standard, not a medical claim
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Wild Boar Pork Sugar Seasoning: (brown sugar, salt, tomato powder, onion powder, garlic powder, natural smoke flavor, spices, oleoresin paprika, soybean oil) Salt Citric Acid Spices Citrus Powder Sodium Nitrite Vinegar
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Sourcing

Wild Boar Smokey BBQ 6 ounce summer sausage. Comes 2-6 ounce chubs per order,. Our own special seasoning blends. Comes in Venison, Venison with cheddar Cheese, Elk, Elk with Cheddar Cheese, Water Buffalo, and Wild Boar. Each is a 6 ounce roll of seasoned and smoked game meats. Slice and serve with crackers, cheese and wine. Self Stable ready to eat. Check out our gift pack with our 6 flavors. FREE SHIPPING! -- <img src="https://sep.yimg.com/ay/shaffers-venison-farm/summer-sausage-2.g

Additives5 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.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually 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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