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Sweet Italian Sausage

Contains turbinado sugar

Made with pork, fermented sweet peppers, wine and whole spices. The brand says its sausages use heritage-breed pork from small U.S. farms; turbinado sugar is also an ingredient.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$9.99 12 oz · lowest price at Short Creek 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: Pork, white wine, fermented sweet peppers (sweet peppers, salt, garlic), sea salt, turbinado sugar, garlic, fennel seed, black peppercorn, coriander seed
Product details
ShippingShips frozen with ice packs and insulated packagingShips frozenIce packsInsulated box
“Sausage, bacon, and pork cuts like ribs and chops all ship frozen - this requires ice packs, insulated packaging, and overnight express shipping.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 3 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%65
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 92 · Turbinado, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 65 · Sausage made with pork, fermented peppers, wine and whole spices
Sourcing 75 · Heritage-breed pork from small U.S. farms; the brand says its own pork is pastured
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and specific heritage-breed, farm and U.S. sourcing claims
Contains turbinado sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for turbinado
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork White wine Fermented sweet peppers (sweet peppers, salt, garlic) Sea salt Turbinado sugar Garlic Fennel seed Black peppercorn Coriander seed
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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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