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Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage

Classic Chicken Sausage

89Clean
USDA Organic

Ingredients · 9

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Common questions

Is Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage healthy?

Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage scores 89/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage?

Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage lists 9 ingredients, starting with Chicken, Water, Salt, Vinegar and Cane Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage?

Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 89/100 Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage sits in our top band, among the better deli & cured meats we have scored. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Dietz & Watson Originals Organic Roasted Turkey Breast at 100/100.

Is Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage organic?

Yes. Applegate Classic Chicken Sausage carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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