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Venison Summer Sausage - Original

Contains dextrose and cane sugar

Venison-and-pork summer sausage provides 10 g protein per 1 oz serving. It contains dextrose and cane sugar, though the label reports 0 g sugar and added sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$49.99 32 oz · lowest price at ICON Meats
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
10g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
320mg
Saturated fat
1g
From the product label
Ingredients: Venison, pork, water, salt, dextrose, pepper, spices, mustard seed, cultured celery powder, sea salt, garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture, cherry powder, cane sugar
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%78
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 78 · Typical for processed meats; no added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 82 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Dextrose, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Venison and pork sausage with curing culture, sugars and spices
Sourcing 50 · Made in USA, but no origin or raising details for the meat
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list and curing claim, but no meat-raising details
Contains dextrose and cane sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Venison Pork Water Salt Dextrose Pepper Spices Mustard seed Cultured celery powder Sea salt Garlic powder Lactic acid starter culture Cherry powder Cane sugar
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
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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