Chicken sausages
Aidells Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage
40 oz
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- Certified organic
- No additives
Why it scores 67
Aidells Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage scores 67 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener): An added sugar. Strong
- minus 8 points Processed (NOVA 3): Classified NOVA 3: processed with added salt, sugar or oil. Emerging
- minus 5 points Salt 1.6 g / 100 g: High in salt. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage
Ingredients
- Fruit juice concentrate (sweetener) minus 20 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.8 g / 100 g minus 1.5 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 194 kcal / 100 g minus 0.5 points
- Protein 14 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 33 = 67
Can’t score above 79. Contains fruit juice concentrate (sweetener), an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 194 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 14 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.8 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 5.4 g |
| Sugars | 3.2 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 14 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 1 LINK (93 g)
Ingredients
- Organic chicken
- organic dried apples
- organic apple juice concentrate (high concern)
- organic vinegar
- sea salt
- organic spices
- celery powder
- natural pork casing
Label text, as published
Organic chicken, organic dried apples, organic apple juice concentrate, contains 2% or less of the following: organic vinegar, sea salt, organic spices, celery powder, natural pork casing.
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Aidells
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”
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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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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