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Heritage Pork Sweet Italian Sausages (1lb)

Contains turbinado sugar

These pork sausages have a full ingredient list and are stated to use U.S.-raised pork with no added hormones or antibiotics. They contain turbinado sugar, and the description mentions celery powder that is not listed among the ingredients.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$11.99 1 lb · lowest price at Beck & Bulow
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
320caloriesPer serving · 1 link (113g)
Protein
17g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
680mg▲
Saturated fat
10g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, water, seasoning, sea salt, spices, paprika, turbinado sugar, natural hog casing
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%78
Ingredients · counts 25%100
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 78 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (680 mg), more saturated fat (10 g), less protein (17 g); no added sugar per 1 link
Ingredients 100 · 7 ingredients; no added sugar, seed oils, dyes or flagged additives
Processing 60 · Sausage made from pork, seasonings, sugar and casing.
Sourcing 75 · Pork is stated to be from the USA; the brand says no hormones or antibiotics.
Transparency 78 · Full ingredient list and specific origin and raising claims; no farm or certification named.
Description mentions celery powder, but it isn't in the ingredient list
Contains turbinado sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductionsNone: no added sugar, seed oils, dyes, sweeteners or flagged additives were found.
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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Similar, for lessSame kind of food, scoring about as well or better, for less than $0.75/oz here
Bianco & SonsHot Italian Sausage - 1 LB
69Same score
$4.25 · $0.27/oz · 65% less per oz
Ingredients
Pork Water Seasoning Sea salt Spices Paprika Turbinado sugar Natural hog casing
8 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
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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