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Chorizo Sausage

Contains BHA and BHT

This chorizo is made with pork the brand says comes from its farm. Its seasoning includes dextrose, sugar, and the preservatives BHA and BHT.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$8.50 1 lb · lowest price at Odessa Meat Co
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, chorizo sausage seasoning (salt, spices (including red pepper, smoked paprika (Spanish), cumin, mustard seed), dextrose, sugar, garlic powder, spice extractives (including paprika, pepper), BHA (0.02%), BHT (0.02%), citric acid)
65 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim 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%75
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 65
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 75 · BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Seasoned pork sausage includes dextrose, sugar, BHA and BHT
Sourcing 75 · The brand says the pork comes from the company’s farm
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and the brand says pork comes from its farm
Contains BHA and BHT
Contains dextrose and sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−25 for bha, bht
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Chorizo sausage seasoning (salt Spices (including red pepper Smoked paprika (Spanish), cumin, mustard seed) Dextrose Sugar Garlic powder Spice extractives (including paprika, pepper) BHA (0.02%) BHT (0.02%), citric acid)
10 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 high risk
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually 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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