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Hot Italian Sausage

Contains brown sugar

Beef sausage with fennel, pepper, vinegar and brown sugar. The brand says it raises cattle for its homegrown beef and describes its meats as locally raised.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$10.00 1 lb · lowest price at JDS Family Farm
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: Beef, brown sugar, vinegar, salt, ground fennel, black pepper, crushed red pepper
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%80
Processing · counts 25%65
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 80 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Beef sausage with brown sugar, vinegar, salt and spices
Sourcing 75 · The brand says it raises cattle for homegrown beef and its meats are locally raised
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list; the brand says the beef is homegrown and locally raised
Contains brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Brown sugar Vinegar Salt Ground fennel Black pepper Crushed red pepper
7 ingredients 1 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

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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