Mild Italian Sausage

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage scores 5/100 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 14g protein and 2g sugar. 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.

Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage lists 11 ingredients, starting with Pork, Water, Corn Syrup and Less Than 2% of the Following: Pork Broth With Natural Flavorings, Salt and Dextrose. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

251 kcal per serving, or 306 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Johnsonville Mild Italian Sausage on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Johnsonville Mild Italian 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.