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Original Beef Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This beef summer sausage contains beef, pork and nonfat dry milk. Birdwood says its Angus-crossbred beef includes ranch-raised cattle and beef from other Nebraska producers; ranch-raised cattle are grain-finished.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$11.00 1 lb · lowest price at Birdwood Beef
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: beef, pork, nonfat dry milk, salt, maltodextrin, spices, sodium tripolyphosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, garlic, spice extractives, sodium nitrite, dextrose, natural smoke flavor added
Product details
ShippingInsulated cooler with dry iceInsulated boxDry iceShips frozen
“All of our beef is frozen and ships directly to your doorstep in an insulated cooler with dry ice!” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 4 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%71
Processing · counts 25%40
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 71 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 40 · Sausage with maltodextrin, dextrose, curing salts and smoke flavor.
Sourcing 70 · The brand says ranch-raised cattle are grain-finished; beef also comes from Nebraska producers.
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list with stated ranch-raising, finishing and local-production claims.
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains maltodextrin
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−29 for sodium or potassium nitrite, added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Pork Nonfat dry milk Salt Maltodextrin Spices Sodium tripolyphosphate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite Garlic Spice extractives Sodium nitrite Dextrose Natural smoke flavor added
14 ingredients 2 to watch4 to avoid
Sourcing

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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.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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.
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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