Sausages
ALDI Twice as Nice Country Style Chicken Breakfast Sausage
8 oz
Score
- High in salt
- Contains added sugars
- No additives
Why it scores 68
ALDI Twice as Nice Country Style Chicken Breakfast Sausage scores 68 out of 100 (Good) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: 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
Country Style Chicken Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
Processing
- Processed (NOVA 3) minus 8 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 1.6 g / 100 g minus 1 points
- Salt 1.6 g / 100 g minus 5 points
- Protein 15.6 g / 100 g plus 2 points
100 − 32 = 68
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). [7]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 141 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 7.8 g |
| Saturated fat | 1.6 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.1 g |
| Sugars | 3.1 g |
| Added sugars | 3.1 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 15.6 g |
| Salt | 1.6 g |
Serving: 1 link (32 g)
Ingredients
Label text, as published
skinless chicken meat, water, contains 2% or less of salt, sugar, spices, sage, thyme
Allergens and diets
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Gluten-free
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
Packaging
Plastic
Context only: no points in v1.
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More from ALDI Twice as Nice
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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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
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