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Italian Sausage

Contains sugar

These pork sausages are raised on pasture in Monroe, North Carolina, and vacuum-sealed and frozen after cutting. They contain sugar, and some spices are unspecified.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$14.00 About 1 lb · lowest price at The Salty Mare Farm
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Pork, salt, spices (including fennel and black pepper), sugar, casings
Product details
ShippingFrozen in an insulated linerInsulated boxShips frozen
“Boxes go out packed frozen in an insulated liner, shipped 2-day.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 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%92
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%85
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 92 · Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Pork sausage with salt, spices, sugar and casings
Sourcing 85 · Raised on pasture in Monroe; the brand says hogs graze there for six months
Transparency 52 · Full list, but some spices are not specified
Contains sugar
Other spices unspecified
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Salt Spices (including fennel and black pepper) Sugar Casings
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Sourcing

Four links of Italian sausage, about a pound, fennel forward. Good in a sauce, better on a grill. Raised on pasture in Monroe, North Carolina. Vacuum-sealed and frozen the week it was cut. From the label Ingredients: Pork, salt, spices (including fennel and black pepper), sugar, casings. To cook: This is ground pork, so take it to 160°F. If something's wrong Email me within 48 hours with your order number and a photo. I'll make it right — refund, credit, or a replacement on the next ship day, whicheve

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
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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