ITALIAN GARLIC & FENNEL PLANT-BASED SAUSAGES

How it scored 55 / 100

Nutrition snapshot

Ingredients 14 listed

• 1 Filtered Water
  Water that has passed through a filtration process to remove impurities.
  Safe
• 2 Wheat Gluten
  Protein component of wheat (gliadin and glutenin), separated from starch.
  Low
• 3 Safflower Oil
  Edible oil pressed from safflower seeds (Carthamus tinctorius); high-linoleic or high-oleic variants.
  Safe
• 4 Aubergine
  The fruit of Solanum melongena, also known as eggplant.
  Safe
• 5 Onion
  The edible bulb of Allium cepa L., a widely cultivated vegetable in the Allium family that also includes garlic, shallots, and leeks.
  Safe
• 6 Yeast Extract
  Concentrate of soluble compounds from autolyzed Saccharomyces yeast cells; contains naturally occurring glutamates and nucleotides.
  Low
• 7 Red Wine
  Alcoholic beverage made from fermented dark-skinned grapes; typically 12-15% ABV.
  Moderate
• 8 Garlic
  Allium sativum, a bulbous plant whose cloves are rich in organosulfur compounds — most notably allicin (formed when garlic is crushed) — plu…
  Safe
• 9 Malted Barley
  Barley grain that has been germinated and dried, activating enzymes for fermentation/baking.
  Low
• 10 Red Bell Pepper
  Mature, ripe fruit of the sweet (non-pungent) Capsicum annuum cultivar.
  Safe
• 11 Fennel Seed
  Dried seed of Foeniculum vulgare, used whole or ground as a culinary spice.
  Safe
• 12 Sea Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl) obtained by evaporating seawater. Chemically identical to mined/refined salt, with trace minerals depending on source…
  Low
• 13 Spice
  A regulatory category (21 CFR 101.22) for aromatic vegetable substances used primarily for seasoning. Excludes onion, garlic, and celery, wh…
  Moderate
• 14 Salt
  Sodium chloride (NaCl), a crystalline mineral compound composed of roughly 40% sodium and 60% chloride by mass.
  Low