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Italian Sausage — Heritage Breed Pork, Sweet | 1 lb.

Contains monosodium glutamate

This sweet Italian sausage uses heritage-breed pork raised on non-GMO feed at the family farm in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin. It contains sugar and monosodium glutamate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$7.00 1 lb · lowest price at May Hill Farm
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Pork, water, salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate, garlic
Product details
ShippingFrozen in an insulated box with ice packsInsulated boxIce packsShips frozen
“All meat is shipped frozen in an insulated shipping box with ice packs.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
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%88
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%78
Transparency · counts 15%85
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 88 · Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Ground pork with seasoning, sugar and monosodium glutamate
Sourcing 78 · Heritage pork, non-GMO feed and a stated Wisconsin farm location
Transparency 85 · Complete ingredients, raising details and a named farm location
Contains sugar and monosodium glutamate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for msg
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 Water Salt Spices Sugar Monosodium glutamate Garlic
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Sourcing

Real Italian sausage starts with real pork. Ours is made from May Hill Farm heritage breed pork — raised on non-GMO feed in Fond du Lac County, Wisconsin — and seasoned with the classic sweet Italian blend of fennel, garlic, and warm spices that makes this sausage so versatile in the kitchen. Ground and packaged in 1 lb. portions, it's ready to brown in a skillet, crumble into a sauce, stuff into peppers, or layer onto a homemade

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
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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