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Elk Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This hickory-smoked summer sausage is made with elk, pork and beef. It contains dextrose, flavorings and sodium nitrite; the description says it is gluten free and has no MSG.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$12.99 lowest price at 0170 Beef Jerky Experience Old Town, FL
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Elk, pork, beef, salt, dextrose, spices, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid, sodium nitrite
55 / 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%73
Processing · counts 25%45
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 55
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 73 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Dextrose, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 45 · Smoked and cured sausage with dextrose, flavorings and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated for the elk, pork or beef
Transparency 50 · Full list, but spices and flavorings are not specified
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains dextrose
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Elk Pork Beef Salt Dextrose Spices Flavorings Sodium erythorbate Lactic acid Sodium nitrite
10 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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