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Beef Summer Sausage

Contains sodium nitrite

This fully cooked summer sausage is hardwood smoked and ready to slice. It contains soy, corn syrup solids and sodium nitrite; its ingredient list also includes non-beef ingredients despite the 100% beef claim.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeContains soyContains corn
$9.99 1 lb · lowest price at Wisconsin River Meats
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 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: beef, water, salt, dextrose, corn syrup solids, soy flour, spices, garlic powder, natural smoke flavoring, lactic acid starter culture, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite
Product details
Shelf life7 days refrigerated after opening
“After opening, always refrigerate and enjoy within 7 days.” — the product page
55 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 3 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%57
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 55
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 57 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Dextrose, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Corn syrup solids, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 3 more
Processing 55 · Smoked, fully cooked sausage with added sweeteners, flavoring and curing agents
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practice is stated for this sausage
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; smoking and small-batch claims, but no origin details
Contains soy flour and hydrolyzed soy protein
Includes corn syrup solids and sodium nitrite
“100% beef” claim conflicts with listed ingredients
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−16 for dextrose, corn syrup solids
Varies by additive−27 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours, msg and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Salt Dextrose Corn syrup solids Soy flour Spices Garlic powder Natural smoke flavoring Lactic acid starter culture Monosodium glutamate Hydrolyzed soy protein Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite
14 ingredients 2 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
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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