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Old Fashioned Maple Uncured Bacon Jerky

Contains natural flavors

Bacon jerky is sweetened with brown sugar, maple syrup and honey. Each 1-ounce serving has 650 mg sodium, and the ingredients include natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$6.99 lowest price at BOYD SPECIALTIES
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1 ounce
Protein
8g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
650mg▼
Saturated fat
2.5g▼
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Ingredients: Uncured Bacon (Pork, Water, Sea Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavors), Brown Sugar, Maple Syrup, Honey, Water
46 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%6
Ingredients · counts 25%56
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%64
Why it scores 46
Nutrition 6 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (650 mg), more saturated fat (2.5 g); 18 g added sugar per 1 ounce
Ingredients 56 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Maple syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Bacon jerky includes sugar, natural flavors and added sweeteners
Sourcing 50 · The brand says it is handmade in small batches; pork origin is unstated
Transparency 64 · Full ingredient list and nutrition values; no pork-raising or origin details
Brown sugar, maple syrup and honey
650 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for brown sugar, maple syrup
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Uncured Bacon (Pork, Water, Sea Salt, Sugar, Natural Flavors) Brown Sugar Maple Syrup Honey Water
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 3 limited risk
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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