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Gardein Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge: Longevity analysis

Updated 2026-10-17 · Gardein

Quick answer

Occasional Choice

Gardein spicy ultimate plant-based breakfast saus'ge received a Longevity Score of 68 out of 100 (occasional choice). Plant-protein based sausage with meaningful protein, but ultra-processed with multiple oils, additives, and sodium. Strengths include good plant protein, about 13g per serving, low added sugar, about 1g per serving, and lower carbohydrate load than many breakfast meats, while main considerations include ultra-processed with textured proteins and multiple additives, seed and refined oils (canola, sunflower, coconut) present, and sodium around 440mg per serving, moderate.

Longevity Score 68/100

What helped the score?

  • Good plant protein, about 13g per serving
  • Low added sugar, about 1g per serving
  • Lower carbohydrate load than many breakfast meats

What held the score back?

  • Ultra-processed with textured proteins and multiple additives
  • Seed and refined oils (canola, sunflower, coconut) present
  • Sodium around 440mg per serving, moderate

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Source data, GTIN, and Healthy Food Guide analysis details

Product facts

Product
Gardein Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge
Brand
Gardein
Category
Meat & Poultry (source: Vegetarian Frozen Meats)
GTIN / UPC
00842234002487
Serving size
70 g (2 patties)
Source data — ingredients
Ingredient list from product label data (see Sources)
Healthy Food Guide analysis
Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards. See methodology under Sources.
Data last verified

Gardein

Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge

Occasional Choice

KarbCoach Recommendation

Occasional Choice

Plant-protein based sausage with meaningful protein, but ultra-processed with multiple oils, additives, and sodium.

What Stands Out

High Protein

13g protein

26% DV

Low Fiber

1g fiber

3% DV

High Sat. Fat

5g saturated fat

25% DV

Artificial Colors

Beet juice (color) - natural so…

Added Sweetener

Sugar

Contains Seed Oils

Canola oil

Whole Foods

Pea protein, Spices and garlic/…

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Key Positives

  • Good plant protein, about 13g per serving
  • Low added sugar, about 1g per serving
  • Lower carbohydrate load than many breakfast meats

Key Concerns

  • Ultra-processed with textured proteins and multiple additives
  • Seed and refined oils (canola, sunflower, coconut) present
  • Sodium around 440mg per serving, moderate
  • Little fiber, under 1g per serving

Ingredient Signals

Primary protein

Wheat gluten and pea protein

Whole-food ingredients

Pea proteinSpices and garlic/onion powder

Processing signals

Textured wheat proteinTextured pea proteinProtein concentrate and isolate-style inputsMethylcellulose binder

Additives

MethylcelluloseNatural flavorsCitric acidLactic acidAscorbic acidYeast extractCanola lecithin

Seed oils

Canola oilSunflower oilCoconut oil

Artificial colors

Beet juice (color) - natural source, listed as color

Added sweeteners

SugarBarley malt extract

Ingredients

Ingredient list

WATER, TEXTURED WHEAT PROTEIN (WHEAT GLUTEN, WHEAT FLOUR), COCONUT OIL, PEA PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, VITAL WHEAT GLUTEN, CANOLA OIL, TEXTURED PEA PROTEIN, METHYLCELLULOSE, 2% OR LESS OF: SPICES, SALT, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, NATURAL FLAVORS, SUGAR, CANOLA LECITHIN, GARLIC POWDER, YEAST EXTRACT, ONION POWDER, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, BEET JUICE (COLOR), LACTIC ACID, SUNFLOWER OIL, CITRIC ACID, ASCORBIC ACID.

Formulations can vary — check the package label for the final word.

Macronutrients

Calories

170

9% DV

Total Carbs

6g

2% DV

Protein

13g

26% DV

Saturated Fat

5g

25% DV

Fiber

1g

3% DV

Net Carbs

5g

2% DV

Sugar

1g

Added Sugar

1g

2% DV

Total Fat

10g

13% DV

Sodium

440mg

19% DV

Cholesterol

0mg

0% DV

Unsaturated Fat

5g

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Nutrition at a Glance

Nutrition at a Glance
NutrientAmount% Daily Value
Calories1709% DV
Total Carbs6g2% DV
Protein13g26% DV
Saturated Fat5g25% DV
Fiber1g3% DV
Net Carbs5g2% DV
Sugar1g—
Added Sugar1g2% DV
Total Fat10g13% DV
Sodium440mg19% DV
Cholesterol0mg0% DV
Unsaturated Fat5g—

DV = Percent of Daily Value based on a 2,000 calorie diet

Amounts are per labeled serving from source data. Check the package for the final values.

Longevity scores estimate how this product’s nutrition and ingredient profile fit longer-term eating patterns. Formulations can vary — check the package label. Not medical advice. Some nutrient values may be estimated when the label is incomplete.

How this product may fit different goals

The same food can look different depending on what matters most to you. Here is a general preview of how this product may align with several common goals.

  • Low-Spike Stability

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low-Spike Stability, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Lower net carbs (5g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Heart-Healthy Eating

    Watch-outs

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Heart-Healthy Eating, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Higher saturated fat (5g)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • GLP-1 Eating Support

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing GLP-1 Eating Support, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Higher protein (13g)

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  • Low Sugar Lifestyle

    Mixed

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Low Sugar Lifestyle, the same nutrition and ingredient data show both supportive signals and tradeoffs.

    A tradeoff: Sweetener signals (Sugar, Barley malt extract)

    This product has 1 additional signal for this goal.

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  • Appetite & Portion Awareness

    Supportive

    Metabolic Health

    For someone prioritizing Appetite & Portion Awareness, the available data suggest this product may align in helpful ways.

    A supportive signal: Helpful protein (13g)

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  • Athletic Fueling

    Watch-outs

    Athletic Performance

    For someone prioritizing Athletic Fueling, the analysis identifies considerations that may matter more than the general product score alone.

    A consideration: Lower carbs for fueling (6g)

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Understanding the Longevity analysis

What the Longevity analysis evaluates

The Longevity analysis looks at how a food fits broader dietary patterns over time. It combines nutritional composition with processing and ingredient-quality considerations, including ideas that originated in Meal Power Points and Food Integrity. The Longevity Score summarizes that wider picture on a 0–100 scale. It is educational context for packaged foods, not medical advice and not a guarantee of health outcomes.

Nutrients, balance, processing, and ingredients

Nutritional composition matters: protein, fiber, carbohydrates, glucose-related characteristics, fats, sodium, and micronutrients all influence how a food may support or challenge different dietary goals. Processing level and ingredient quality still count, because formulation can change the practical meaning of an otherwise tidy nutrient panel. Longevity treats those dimensions together rather than as a single nutrient number.

Who may prioritize Longevity

People following low-carbohydrate, keto-style, high-protein, glucose-conscious, or longevity-focused eating patterns often start with the Longevity analysis. It is also useful when you want one place that connects macros and micros with how processed the food is and how the ingredient list reads. The Longevity Score is designed for that broader comparison across products.

How Longevity differs from Food Integrity

Food Integrity is the focused analysis of processing, ingredients, additives, purity, and transparency. Longevity is the broader analysis of nutritional composition, metabolic and dietary characteristics, processing, and ingredient quality. A strong nutritional profile may still deserve closer Food Integrity review when additives, oils, sweeteners, or processing level raise questions the nutrient panel does not answer on its own.

Why the analyses overlap—and why to review both

The overlap is intentional. Food Integrity–related characteristics contribute to Longevity, while Food Integrity remains separately useful for deeper formulation detail. The two views are meant to complement each other, not cancel each other out. Some people reasonably prioritize one analysis based on their goals; reviewing both can reveal tradeoffs that one score alone may not show.

Common questions about this product

Is Gardein Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge highly processed?

Food Integrity lists processing level as Ultra-processed. That reflects formulation and processing signals from the ingredient analysis — not a medical or regulatory classification.

Why are the Longevity and Food Integrity scores different?

Longevity emphasizes nutrition per serving and longer-term dietary alignment. Food Integrity emphasizes ingredients, additives, processing, and label transparency. The same product can score differently on those lenses.

How much fiber is in one serving?

Gardein Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge shows about 0.98g of fiber per labeled serving in the Longevity nutrition facts.

Does it contain added sugar?

Gardein Spicy Ultimate Plant-Based Breakfast Saus'ge: 1g added sugar per serving; sweetener signals include Sugar, Barley malt extract. Confirm the current package Nutrition Facts and ingredient list.

What helped the Longevity Score?

Key positives called out in the analysis include: Good plant protein, about 13g per serving; Low added sugar, about 1g per serving; Lower carbohydrate load than many breakfast meats.

What prevented a perfect Longevity Score?

Key concerns noted include: Ultra-processed with textured proteins and multiple additives; Seed and refined oils (canola, sunflower, coconut) present; Sodium around 440mg per serving, moderate.

Who might evaluate this product differently?

People prioritizing different goals (for example lower carbs, higher protein, or minimally processed eating) may weigh the same meat & poultry differently. Use the goal preview on this page, then personalize in KarbCoach for your priorities.

Other published analyses in Meat & Poultry, selected from the same Healthy Food Guide catalog.

Source data and Healthy Food Guide analysis

  1. Public label databases (including USDA FoodData Central and Open Food Facts) — Possible sources for package ingredients and nutrition.
  2. Healthy Food Guide analysis (Longevity and Food Integrity) — Independent Longevity and Food Integrity scorecards.
  3. How the Longevity Score is calculated
  4. How the Food Integrity Score is calculated
  5. Scoring models: KarbCoach Longevity and Food Integrity.
  6. Independent analysis. No manufacturer affiliation.
  7. Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions. Full sources and safety details.
Label accuracy and safety information

Formulations can vary by region, size, and packaging. Check the package label for ingredients, allergens, and nutrition. Not medical advice — do not use this site or the KarbCoach mobile app for allergy or health decisions.

Sources, citations & safety

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