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Johnsonville Original Breakfast Sausage, 12 oz, 8 Count

Contains BHA and propyl gallate

Pork breakfast sausage with a complete ingredient list and 220 mg sodium per patty. It contains corn syrup, natural flavors, BHA and propyl gallate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$6.35 12 oz · lowest price at Water Butlers
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1 skillet-cooked patty (32g)
Protein
6g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
220mg▲
Saturated fat
2.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, water, corn syrup, salt, spices, dextrose, natural flavors, BHA, propyl gallate, citric acid
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%80
Ingredients · counts 25%51
Processing · counts 25%45
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%64
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 80 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (220 mg), more saturated fat (2.5 g), less protein (6 g); no added sugar per 1 skillet-cooked patty
Ingredients 51 · Corn syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); BHA (additive, −15); Propyl gallate (additive, −10); 1 more
Processing 45 · Pork sausage with corn syrup, natural flavors and preservatives
Sourcing 50 · No pork origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 64 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific sourcing or third-party verification
Contains corn syrup
Contains natural flavors
Contains BHA and propyl gallate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for corn syrup
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 Water Corn syrup Salt Spices Dextrose Natural flavors BHA Propyl gallate Citric acid
10 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
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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