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Andouille Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This fully cooked pork-and-beef sausage is smoked over aged pecan wood. It contains dairy, dextrose and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$59.99 12 oz · lowest price at Simpson's Meats
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, beef, dextrose, salt, milk powder, spices, garlic, chili flake, sodium nitrite
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 2 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%65
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 65 · Dextrose, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 58 · Smoked sausage with whole-food ingredients, plus dextrose and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it sources beef and pork from small family farms and offers pasture-raised meat
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list; the brand says it offers pasture-raised meat
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for dextrose
Varies by additive−15 for sodium or potassium nitrite
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Beef Dextrose Salt Milk powder Spices Garlic Chili flake 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.
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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