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Pastosa Dried Sausage

Contains sodium nitrate

This dried pork salami is packed with whole black peppercorns. It contains milk, dextrose and curing agents, including sodium nitrate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains dairy
$14.99 lowest price at Pastosa Shop Online
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, salt, nonfat dry milk, dextrose, black pepper, sodium erythobate, potassium nitrate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrate
Product details
ShippingInsulated shipping box with gel packsInsulated boxIce packs
“We pack our fresh and frozen goods in an insulated shipping box with enough coolant (ice gel packs) to keep the contents in the correct temperature zone for 1-3 days in transit.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
62 / 100
Fair 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%82
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%67
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Dextrose, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Dried pork sausage with salt, milk, dextrose and curing agents
Sourcing 50 · Origin and raising practices for the pork are not stated
Transparency 67 · Full ingredient list names pork, milk, spices and curing agents
Nitrates and nitrites
Contains dextrose
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
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
Pork Salt Nonfat dry milk Dextrose Black pepper Sodium erythobate Potassium nitrate Lactic acid starter culture Sodium nitrate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

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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