Preservatives

Is sausage clean?

No. Our rubric flags sausage under preservatives (evidence: strong). Processed meat is a Group 1 carcinogen for colorectal cancer.

Preservatives Strong
Penalty 20 of 100 · Balanced and Strict profiles

Processed meat is a Group 1 carcinogen for colorectal cancer.

Source: Bouvard V et al., Carcinogenicity of consumption of red and processed meat, The Lancet Oncology (2015): IARC Group 1

Also on labels as

sausages, hot dog, pepperoni, salami

Low-FODMAP status

Coming soon: whether it is low-FODMAP and at what serving.

From Gutlog's clean ingredient rubric, version 2026.11.0. Ask your assistant "is this clean?" with a photo of the label and Gutlog checks every ingredient. General information, not medical advice.