Is Applegate Naturals Savory Turkey Breakfast Sausage ultra-processed?

59 g Turkey sausages Sold in the United States

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

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Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

turkey, water, contains less than 2% of the following (sugar (processing marker)), salt (processing marker), spices, rosemary extract

Additives: E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

TURKEY**, WATER. CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SUGAR, SALT, SPICES, ROSEMARY EXTRACT.

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 69% of the turkey sausages here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0025317694001, last edited 9 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
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The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of D (from A, best, to E).
General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.