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Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage

Smoked sausage

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USDA Organic

Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage healthy?

Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage scores 10/100 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 Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage?

Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage lists 16 ingredients, starting with Pork, Beef, Water, Salt and Corn Syrup. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hillshire Farm Smoked 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 Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage?

Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 10/100 Hillshire Farm Smoked 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 Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage organic?

Yes. Hillshire Farm Smoked sausage carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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