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Hillshire Farm Summer Sausage (Pork), 19oz

Contains sodium nitrite

Pork-and-beef summer sausage with mustard seed and other seasonings. A 2 oz serving has 710 mg sodium and the ingredients include sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeKeto
$17.84 19 oz · lowest price at NYS Approved Vendor Corp.
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
180caloriesPer serving · 2 ONZ (56 g)
Protein
11g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
710mg
Saturated fat
6g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Pork, Beef, Salt, Contains 2% Or Less: Natural Flavor, Citric Acid, Whole Mustard Seed, Dextrose, Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate), Sodium Nitrite
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%58
Ingredients · counts 25%81
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 58 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (6 g), less protein (11 g); no added sugar per 2 ONZ
Ingredients 81 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Processed pork-and-beef sausage with salt, dextrose and sodium nitrite.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated.
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list includes unspecified natural flavor.
710 mg sodium per serving
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Beef Salt Contains 2% Or Less: Natural Flavor Citric Acid Whole Mustard Seed Dextrose Vitamin C (Sodium Ascorbate) Sodium Nitrite
9 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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