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Is Red's Egg'Wich Turkey Sausage ultra-processed?

Turkey sausages Sold in the United States

Pack of Red's Egg'Wich Turkey Sausage

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score D

Less processed turkey sausages

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

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Lutrition Facts Egg Patty (Whole Egg, Whole Milk, Corn Starch, Sea Salt, White Pepper), Sausage Patty (Turkey Meat, Water, ount per serving alories 190 Contains less than 2% of Potato Starch, Salt, servings per container ving size 1 Egg'Wich, % Daily Value* 15% 25% al Fat 12g aturated Fat 5g Trans Fat Og lesterol 265mg in D 1mcg 88% 26% 1% 0% ium 590mg 1 Carbohydrate 3g etary Fiber Og tal Sugars 1g cludes Og Added Sugars 0% ein 17g 34% 6% Sugar, Spices), American Cheese (Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Apo-Carotenal, Beta-Carotene (Color)), TH S Aft Pa Re ar b h a

As written on the pack

Lutrition Facts Egg Patty (Whole Egg, Whole Milk, Corn Starch, Sea Salt, White Pepper). Turkey Sausage Patty (Turkey Meat, Water, ount per serving alories 190 Contains less than 2% of Potato Starch, Salt, servings per container ving size 1 Egg'Wich (111g) % Daily Value* 15% 25% al Fat 12g aturated Fat 5g Trans Fat Og lesterol 265mg in D 1mcg 88% 26% 1% 0% ium 590mg 1 Carbohydrate 3g etary Fiber Og tal Sugars 1g cludes Og Added Sugars 0% ein 17g 34% 6% Sugar, Spices), American Cheese [(Cultured Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Apo-Carotenal and Beta-Carotene (Color)]. CONTAINS: EGG, MILK TH S Aft Pa Re ar b h a

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Colour Colours are added to restore colour lost in processing or to make a product look more appealing.
6 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Sausages Products in the category "Sausages" are at least group 3.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Starch Starch extracted from cereals or potatoes, used to thicken.
  • Sandwiches Products in the category "Sandwiches" are at least group 3.
  • Cheese Cheese is milk preserved with salt, cultures and rennet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 13 turkey sausages

From least to most processed, this one ranks 5th. 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.

All 13 turkey sausages, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850011911068, last edited 8 February 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • 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.