Is Trader Joe's Sweet Italian Sausage Made With Pork. Pescatarian?

No. This product is not pescatarian as it lists 2 ingredients that derive from red meat or poultry and 3 ingredients that could could derive from red meat or poultry depending on the source.

Why it's not pescatarian

  • a natural pork casing
  • pork
  • lactic acid
  • natural flavors
  • dextrose

a natural pork casing

Dietitian note

This ingredient comes from animals.

Note by Rhyan Geiger, RDN

pork
lactic acid
natural flavors

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Description

Mildly sweet and savory with a coarse, juicy interior and a casing that crisps when seared, this link browns evenly and holds shape. Commonly grilled, pan‑seared, sliced for sandwiches, crumbled into sauces, or added to pasta and pizza. Customers commonly note balanced flavor and consistent juiciness, with occasional size variation.

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Ingredients

PORK, ITALIAN SEASONING (SEA SALT, DEXTROSE, SPICES [ANISE, FENNEL], POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, NATURAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN [FOR COLOR], LACTIC ACID), WATER. PACKED IN A NATURAL PORK CASING.

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Where to buy

Trader Joe's Sweet Italian Sausage Made With Pork. is available at 1 retailer

Trader Joes

About this product

Meat · Piece

Flavor
SavorySweet
Texture
DenseJuicy
Commonly used for
GrillingSandwichCookingMeal Prep