Sausages
Banquet Brown 'N Serve Vermont Maple Fully Cooked Sausage Links
6.4 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 20
Banquet Brown 'N Serve Vermont Maple Fully Cooked Sausage Links scores 20 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Vermont Maple Fully Cooked Sausage Links
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Brown sugar minus 10 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 9.3 g / 100 g minus 3.5 points
- Salt 2 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Energy 315 kcal / 100 g minus 0.5 points
- Protein 13 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 80 = 20
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3][7][8][9][10][11]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [12]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 315 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 29.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 9.3 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.7 g |
| Sugars | 1.9 g |
| Added sugars | 1.9 g |
| Fiber | 1.9 g |
| Protein | 13 g |
| Salt | 2 g |
Serving: 3 links (54 g)
Ingredients
- pork
- mechanically separated turkey
- water
- soy protein concentrate
- distribute (not recognized)
- sugar (high concern)
- salt
- dextrose (high concern)
- brown sugar (high concern)
- vermont maple sugar (high concern)
- flavorings
- citric acid
- bha (high concern)
- bht
Label text, as published
pork, mechanically separated turkey, water, soy protein concentrate, distribute contains 2% or less of: sugar, salt, dextrose, brown sugar, vermont maple sugar, flavorings, citric acid, bha, bht. contains: soy. conagra p.o.box 3 chicago,
Allergens and diets
Contains: Soy
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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Proposition 65 List of Chemicals Known to the State to Cause Cancer or Reproductive Toxicity
“The date refers to the initial appearance of the chemical on the list.”
oehha.ca.gov
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Report on Carcinogens, 15th Edition: Butylated Hydroxyanisole
“Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) is reasonably anticipated to be a human carcinogen based on sufficient evidence of carcinogenicity from studies in experimental animals.”
ntp.niehs.nih.gov
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List of Select Chemicals in the Food Supply Under FDA Review
“The table below includes select food ingredients (including food and color additives), food contact substances, and contaminants under FDA review as of May 12, 2026 .”
fda.gov
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“The Panel concluded that exposure to BHA from its use as food additive based on new exposure estimates does not exceed the ADI of 1 mg/kg bw/day at the mean”
doi.org
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org