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Johnsonville Brown Sugar & Honey Breakfast Sausage, 12 oz, 14 Count

Contains BHA and propyl gallate

Pork breakfast sausage links provide 9 g of protein and 4 g of added sugar per serving. The ingredients include natural flavors, BHA and propyl gallate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-free
$5.80 12 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
170caloriesPer serving · 3 skillet-cooked links (55g)
Protein
9g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
440mg▲
Saturated fat
4.5g▼
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Ingredients: Pork, brown sugar, water, salt, dextrose, honey powder (cane sugar, honey), sugar, natural flavors, BHA, propyl gallate, citric acid, beef collagen casing
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%66
Ingredients · counts 25%43
Processing · counts 25%40
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 66 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (440 mg), more saturated fat (4.5 g); 4 g added sugar per 3 skillet-cooked links
Ingredients 43 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); BHA (additive, −15); Propyl gallate (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 40 · Sausage with sugars, natural flavors, BHA and propyl gallate
Sourcing 50 · Origin and raising practices for the pork aren't stated
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors aren't specified
4 g added sugar
Contains BHA and propyl gallate
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, dextrose
Varies by additive−29 for bha, propyl gallate, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Brown sugar Water Salt Dextrose Honey powder (cane sugar, honey) Sugar Natural flavors BHA Propyl gallate Citric acid Beef collagen casing
12 ingredients 5 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 high risk
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
Propyl gallate (E310)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant; a US National Toxicology Program study found some evidence of tumours in rats, and EFSA sets a low daily limit.
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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered 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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