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Viking Lamb Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This ready-to-eat summer sausage uses lamb from Viking Lamb in Morristown, Indiana. It also contains pork, corn syrup, natural flavors, MSG and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$15.95 lowest price at Smoking Goose
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: lamb, pork, water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup, spices, natural smoked flavor, natural flavor, citric acid, monosodium glutamate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim 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%69
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 69 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Dextrose, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 30 · Cured sausage with dextrose, corn syrup, flavors and preservatives
Sourcing 75 · Lamb is from Viking Lamb in Morristown, Indiana; no raising practice stated
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and named Indiana lamb source
Contains corn syrup
Contains MSG
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−23 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Lamb Pork Water Salt Dextrose Corn syrup Spices Natural smoked flavor Natural flavor Citric acid Monosodium glutamate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite
13 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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