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Authentic Basque Chorizo

Contains sodium nitrite

Fully cooked pork chorizo with bell peppers and smoke flavor. Each link has 600 mg sodium and the ingredients include sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$28.95 1.5 lb · lowest price at Meat and Potato Company
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
240caloriesPer serving · 1 Link (85g)
Protein
9g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
600mg▲
Saturated fat
8g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, water, bell peppers, salt, flavoring, sodium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%72
Ingredients · counts 25%81
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 72 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (600 mg), more saturated fat (8 g), less protein (9 g); no added sugar per 1 Link
Ingredients 81 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cooked sausage with preservatives, curing agents and flavoring
Sourcing 75 · The brand says pork comes from humanely grown hogs at family farms
Transparency 50 · Ingredient list includes unspecified flavoring
Contains sodium nitrite
600 mg sodium per link
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
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
Pork Water Bell peppers Salt Flavoring Sodium lactate Sodium diacetate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite
9 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 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.
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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