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Hot Italian Sausage - 1 LB

Contains natural flavors

This pork sausage has a short ingredient list and is made in Massachusetts in small batches. The pork's origin and raising practices aren't stated.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$4.25 1 lb · lowest price at Bianco & Sons
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
180caloriesPer serving · 0.5 LINK (75 g)
Protein
12g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
540mg▲
Saturated fat
5g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From Open Food Facts (by barcode)
Ingredients: Pork, water, salt, natural flavors, dried vinegar, paprika
On Open Food FactsNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 5 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%81
Ingredients · counts 25%96
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%68
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 81 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (540 mg), less protein (12 g); no added sugar per 0.5 LINK
Ingredients 96 · Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Sausage made with pork, water, salt, vinegar, paprika and natural flavors
Sourcing 50 · Made in Massachusetts, but the pork's origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 68 · Complete ingredient list and stated production location; pork sourcing isn't specified
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Water Salt Natural flavors Dried vinegar Paprika
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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