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Country Pork Breakfast Sausage
meat/hotdogs-sausage
📊 NOVA 3🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Country Pork Breakfast Sausage

MEAT
Available at Whole Foods
240
Calories
14g
Protein
2g
Sugars
540mg
Sodium
27
Ingredients

What You Should Know

You'd spot these pork breakfast links in the refrigerated meat or breakfast section, commonly grabbed for weekend brunches, camping breakfasts, or quick weekday mornings. The product feels comforting and nostalgic—savory with a touch of brown sugar—and the added water and beef collagen casing point to standard meat processing (juiciness and uniform texture) consistent with a processed meat rather than a highly industrial ultra‑processed formula.

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 3 oz
Servings per Container: 1
Calories240
% Daily Value*
Total Fat19g24%
Saturated Fat7g35%
Trans Fat0g
Cholesterol60mg20%
Sodium540mg23%
Total Carbohydrate2g1%
Total Sugars2g
Protein14g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Pork, Sausage, Links, (pork,, water, and, less, than, 2%, of, the, following:, salt,, brown, cane, sugar,, red, bell, peppers,, parsley,, spice, extracts, [including, sage],, beef, collagen, casing)..

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

Ingredients are mainly whole meat with modest additions (salt, brown sugar, water, spices, collagen casing) indicative of processed foods (NOVA 3) rather than the long lists of industrial additives and reformulated ingredients typical of NOVA 4.

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Common Questions about Country Pork Breakfast Sausage

That really depends on your definition of healthy! With 14 grams of protein per serving, it can be a satisfying choice, especially if you’re looking to fuel up for the day. Just keep in mind that it does have a decent amount of sodium and saturated fat, so moderation is key, especially if you're watching those levels.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
game-day-prep
meal-prep-sunday

Vibe:

nostalgicindulgentcomfortingconvenient
$6.49
per package