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Merguez Beef Sausage

Contains smoke flavor

This fully cooked beef sausage is coarsely ground with whole spices. It contains dark brown sugar and smoke flavor; the brand says it works directly with American ranchers and producers.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$17.00 lowest price at Chu's Meat Market
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: Beef, water, salt, mustard, paprika, spices, dark brown sugar, celery powder, white pepper, cherry powder, coriander, mace, black pepper, baking soda, smoke flavor, ascorbic acid, red pepper
63 / 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%86
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 86 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Fully cooked, naturally-cured sausage with added sugar and smoke flavor
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it works directly with American ranchers and producers
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but spices and flavorings are unspecified
Contains dark brown sugar
Contains smoke flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Salt Mustard Paprika Spices Dark brown sugar Celery powder White pepper Cherry powder Coriander Mace Black pepper Baking soda Smoke flavor Ascorbic acid Red pepper
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Ascorbic acid (vitamin C) (E300)AntioxidantNo risk
Vitamin C, used to keep colour and freshness; 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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