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ELK Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

Seasoned, smoked elk and pork sausage in a 6 oz roll. It has 7 g sugar per ounce and contains sodium nitrite and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$23.75 2 × 6 oz · lowest price at Shaffer Venison Farm
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1 oz. (28g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
300mg
Saturated fat
2g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Elk, Sugar, Pork, Seasoning: (spices, salt, sugar, dehydrated bell peppers, dehydrated onion and garlic, dextrose, maltodextrin, natural flavors (including smoke flavor), potassium chloride), Salt, Citric Acid, Spices, Sodium Nitrite, Vinegar
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%47
Ingredients · counts 25%61
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 47 · 25 g added sugar per 1 oz.; otherwise typical for processed meats
Ingredients 61 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Seasoned and smoked sausage with sugar and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices stated for the elk
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list includes unnamed spices and natural flavors
7 g sugar per 1 oz
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
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 Sugar Pork Seasoning: (spices Salt Sugar Dehydrated bell peppers Dehydrated onion and garlic Dextrose Maltodextrin Natural flavors (including smoke flavor), potassium chloride) Salt Citric Acid Spices Sodium Nitrite Vinegar
16 ingredients 5 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

ELK 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 flav

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.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
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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