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Spicy Beef Merguez Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

Beef sausage with roasted red peppers, spices and garlic. It contains sodium nitrite, phosphates and natural flavoring; its specific beef origin isn't given.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKeto
$140.00 9 lb case · lowest price at My Kosher Meat
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 1 link (57g / 2oz)
Protein
8g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
320mg▲
Saturated fat
4g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef, water, roasted red peppers, spices, garlic powder, sodium phosphates, natural flavoring, dextrose, salt, dehydrated garlic, sodium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium nitrite
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%86
Ingredients · counts 25%71
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 86 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (320 mg), less protein (8 g); no added sugar per 1 link
Ingredients 71 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Sausage with natural flavoring, phosphates and preservatives
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practice is tied to this sausage
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no product-specific sourcing details
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains sodium phosphates
Contains natural flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−29 for sodium or potassium nitrite, added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Roasted red peppers Spices Garlic powder Sodium phosphates Natural flavoring Dextrose Salt Dehydrated garlic Sodium lactate Sodium diacetate Sodium nitrite
13 ingredients 2 to watch2 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.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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.
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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