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SWEET ITALIAN SAUSAGE

Contains flavorings

This pork sausage is made with heritage-breed pork raised on pasture. It contains dextrose and unspecified flavorings, and no pork origin or farm is named.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$23.00 1 lb · lowest price at Heritage Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Pork, water, salt, dextrose, fennel, flavorings, sheep casing
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 5 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%88
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%78
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 88 · Dextrose, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Pork sausage with salt, dextrose, fennel and flavorings
Sourcing 78 · The brand says heritage-breed pork is pasture-raised and antibiotic-free; no farm named
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but flavorings are unspecified and no farm is named
Contains dextrose and unspecified flavorings
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Water Salt Dextrose Fennel Flavorings Sheep casing
7 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

One 1lb wheel Crafted by New York City's own Pepe Giocoli These Sweet Italian sausages are true classics, embodying the genuine regional flavors of New York City.  Lightly seasoned and  crafted with higher end cuts than many other sausages , they have an outstanding flavor and an incredibly snappy texture. Pepe Giocoli produces New York/Italian classic sausages using 100% heritage breed pasture raised pork. This is the sausage that can be found throughout Little Italy, at the San Gennaro fair, in Queens, and in Brooklyn — the

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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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