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Farmer Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrate

This semi-dry beef and pork sausage is slowly smoked over hickory slabs. It contains sodium nitrate and has 510 mg sodium per 2 oz serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$9.00 lowest price at Wisconsin Cheese Mart
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
200caloriesPer serving · 2 oz (56g)
Protein
9g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
510mg▲
Saturated fat
7g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef, Pork, Salt, Destrose, Spices, Sugar, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Absorbate, Sodium Nitrate
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%54
Ingredients · counts 25%90
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 54 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (7 g), less protein (9 g), less sodium (510 mg); no added sugar per 2 oz
Ingredients 90 · Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cured, smoked sausage made from beef and pork, with sugar and preservatives.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated for the beef or pork.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list names beef and pork but leaves spices unspecified.
Contains sodium nitrate
510 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for sodium or potassium nitrate
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Pork Salt Destrose Spices Sugar Lactic Acid Starter Culture Sodium Absorbate Sodium Nitrate
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Sourcing

Usinger’s Farmer Summer Sausage is a farm-style

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
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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