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Al Fresco Sweet Apple Chicken Dinner Sausage, 2 lbs.

Contains brown sugar

Fully cooked chicken sausage with dried apples, maple syrup and brown sugar. The brand says the chicken is raised without antibiotics; it also has a natural pork casing.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$21.00 2 lbs · lowest price at THE BIG PACKAGE
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
—caloriesPer serving · 78g
Protein
12g▼
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—
Sodium
—
Saturated fat
—
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product page
Ingredients: Skinless Chicken Meat, Pure Maple Syrup, Brown Sugar, Dried Apples (Unsulfured), Contains 2% Or Less Of Sea Salt, Spices, Lemon Juice, In A Natural Pork Casing
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 6 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%71
Ingredients · counts 25%60
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 71 · Compared with other processed meats: less protein (12 g) per 78g
Ingredients 60 · Maple syrup, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Fully cooked sausage with chicken, dried apples, sweeteners and seasonings
Sourcing 70 · The brand says the chicken is raised with no antibiotics ever
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and a specific no-antibiotics claim
Contains maple syrup and brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for maple syrup, brown sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Skinless Chicken Meat Pure Maple Syrup Brown Sugar Dried Apples (Unsulfured) Contains 2% Or Less Of Sea Salt Spices Lemon Juice In A Natural Pork Casing
8 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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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