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BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE
HILLSHIRE FARMMeats And Their Products · 0011110816405

BEEF SMOKED SAUSAGE

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrite).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Soy

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Dec 2025

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitriteHigh concernForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Beef65.1%No flag›
  • Water18.4%No flag›
  • Corn syrup contains2%No flag›
  • Less2%No flag
  • Dextrose2%No flag›
  • Dried garlic1%No flag›
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6211%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Natural flavouring1%No flag
  • Salt0.5%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.5%No flag
  • Sodium nitrite · E2500.5%High

    Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.

  • Sodium phosphate · E3390.5%No flag
  • Soy protein0.5%No flag›
  • Made with beef collagen casing7%No flag
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BEEF, WATER, CORN SYRUP CONTAINS 2% OR LESS: DEXTROSE, DRIED GARLIC, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, NATURAL FLAVOR, SALT, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE. MADE WITH BEEF COLLAGEN CASING. CONTAINS: SOY.

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Soy.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 7 Dec 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

2 moderate · 2 low · 2 not assessed

  1. 04Dried GarlicLow concern
2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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