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Father's Smoked Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This dry-cured pork sausage is smoked for 24 hours longer than Broadbent's Grandma sausage for a stronger smoke flavor. It contains sugar, MSG, and nitrite and nitrate curing salts.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$18.90 lowest price at Broadbent Ham
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, salt, spices including paprika, sugar, monosodium glutamate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate
Product details
Shelf lifeUp to 10 days unrefrigerated; 2–3 months refrigerated; up to 9 months frozen
“It is good outside refrigeration for 10 up to days. To achieve the ultimate shelf life and quality of the product, we recommend freezing for up to 9 months. Simply pull a frozen roll and place into the refrigerator to thaw once you are ready to use it. This product will also last 2-3 months in refri” — the product page
55 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 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%63
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 55
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 63 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 55 · Dry-cured and smoked pork sausage with sugar, MSG and curing salts
Sourcing 50 · Smoking and curing are stated, but the pork's origin and raising aren't
Transparency 55 · Most ingredients are named, but the spices are not fully specified
Contains MSG
Contains sodium nitrite and nitrate
Contains sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−29 for sodium or potassium nitrite, sodium or potassium nitrate, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Salt Spices including paprika Sugar Monosodium glutamate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite Sodium nitrate
8 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 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.
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
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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