Common questions

Is Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage healthy?

Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage scores 60/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This pork sausage is a processed food with a simple ingredient list, including pork, water, salt, spices, and sugar.

How processed is Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage?

Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Pork, Spices count in its favor; Sugar is flagged as an ingredient of concern. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage

Name: Country-Style Fresh Pork Sausage
Brand: Publix

Publix

Fair

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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At a glance

Beneficial ingredients 2

Harmful ingredients 1

Owned by Publix

Category Meat and Seafood

Summary

This pork sausage is a processed food with a simple ingredient list, including pork, water, salt, spices, and sugar. The presence of sugar, a refined carbohydrate, is a minor concern as it adds empty calories without nutritional benefits. Despite being processed, the product avoids major harmful additives, which helps maintain a reasonable score.

Key ingredients 5

Pork

Good

Quality animal protein providing essential amino acids, iron, and B vitamins.

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Spices

Good

Whole-food seasonings, antioxidant-bearing.

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Water

Neutral

Used as a processing aid to maintain moisture and texture in the sausage.

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Salt

Neutral

Standard culinary salt used for flavor enhancement and preservation.

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Sugar

Bad

Refined added sugar.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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