HECK 97% 6 Sausages — OKAY
Munch or Dump rates HECK 97% 6 Sausages by HECK OKAY — score 60/90.
About as clean as a sausage gets: 97% real British pork, no rusk or fillers, just salt and spices. Still processed meat with a sulphite preservative, so not an everyday health food.
Why this verdict
- 97% real British pork - no rusk, fillers, or refined starches
- High protein and genuinely low in sugar
- Still processed meat, linked to health risk when eaten often
- Contains sodium sulphite, a preservative some people react to
- Short, recognizable ingredient list with no additive stack
Ingredients (7)
- British Pork (97%) (moderate) — Real whole-muscle pork is a strong protein source, but as processed meat it carries a recognized long-term health risk.
- Salt (moderate) — Added for taste and mild preservation. Fine in small amounts but adds to daily sodium.
- Gluten Free Rice Flour (safe) — A small amount of rice flour as a binder in place of wheat rusk - minor and gluten-free.
- Spices (safe) — Flavour from real spices, no health downside.
- Sugar (concerning) — Added sugar, third by weight, feeds yeast and adds sweetness with no nutritional benefit.
- Preservative (Sodium Sulphite) (moderate) — A sulphite preservative that can trigger reactions in sensitive people, especially asthmatics.
- Antioxidant: ascorbic acid (safe) — Vitamin C used as a natural antioxidant to keep the meat fresh; benign.