Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage

Name: Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage
Brand: Boar's Head

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Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage healthy?

Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage scores 30/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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 Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage?

Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage lists 7 ingredients, starting with Pork, Sea Salt, Turbinado Sugar, Spices and Natural Flavoring. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Boar's Head Italian style dry 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 Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage?

Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 30/100 Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage scores worse than most 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 Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage organic?

Boar's Head Italian style dry sausage is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.