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Merkley Link Sausage (Large Links, 5 per Pound)

Contains BHA and BHT

Pork sausage links contain sugar, MSG, BHA and BHT. No nutrition values are provided.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$5.50 1 lb · lowest price at MerkleyMeats
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Pork, water, salt, sugar, spices, monosodium glutamate, citric acid, BHA, BHT
48 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
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%63
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 48
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 63 · BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 30 · Sausage with MSG and chemical preservatives BHA and BHT
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but spices are not specified
Contains MSG, BHA and BHT
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
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 Sugar Spices Monosodium glutamate Citric acid BHA BHT
9 ingredients 1 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
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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