Sausages
Sabatino's Smoked Mozzarella with Artichokes & Garlic Chicken Sausage
48 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains nitrites or nitrates
- Contains added sugars
Why it scores 46
Sabatino's Smoked Mozzarella with Artichokes & Garlic Chicken Sausage scores 46 out of 100 (Okay) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 7.5 points Cultured celery powder (natural nitrite source): Provides nitrite like synthetic curing salts. Regulatory
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
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The Receipt
Smoked Mozzarella with Artichokes & Garlic Chicken Sausage
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Cultured celery powder (natural nitrite source) minus 7.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 3.5 g / 100 g minus 3 points
- Salt 1.7 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Energy 425 kcal / 100 g minus 2 points
- Protein 18.8 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 54 = 46
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [10]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 425 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 10.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 3.5 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 2.4 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0.2 g |
| Fiber | 1.2 g |
| Protein | 18.8 g |
| Salt | 1.7 g |
Serving: 1 link (85 g)
Ingredients
- chicken
- part-skim milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes)
- artichokes
- roasted garlic
- natural spices including paprika
- garlic powder
- natural flavor
- salt
- cultured celery powder (moderate concern)
- orange juice powder
- vinegar
- cherry powder (cherry powder, organic cane sugar)
- chicken collagen casing
Label text, as published
chicken, part-skim milk mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), artichokes, contains 2% or less of the following: roasted garlic, natural spices including paprika, garlic powder, natural flavor, salt, cultured celery powder, orange juice powder, vinegar, cherry powder (cherry powder, organic cane sugar), chicken collagen casing, contains: milk
Allergens and diets
Contains: Milk, Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Sabatino's
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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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“the presence of nitrites and nitrates in foods can give rise to the formation of nitrosamines some of which are carcinogenic.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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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)”
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