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HORMEL TURKEY PEPPERONI

Contains BHA and BHT

Turkey pepperoni with 70% less fat than Hormel's regular pepperoni. It contains sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT, and has 570 mg sodium per serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKeto
$7.00 5 oz · lowest price at Emmas Premium Services
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 17 Slices (30g)
Protein
9g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
570mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Dark turkey meat, salt, spices, water, dextrose, smoke flavoring, lactic acid starter culture, flavoring, oleoresin of paprika, garlic powder, sodium nitrite, citric acid, BHA, BHT
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%35
Ingredients · counts 25%48
Processing · counts 25%50
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (570 mg); no added sugar per 17 Slices
Ingredients 48 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 50 · Turkey pepperoni with smoke flavoring, sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT
Sourcing 50 · Origin and how the turkey was raised are not stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; gluten-free claim, but no sourcing details
570 mg sodium per serving
Contains sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
Varies by additive−44 for sodium or potassium nitrite, bha, bht and 1 more
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Di Bruno Bros. Diced Pepperoni
63 +14 No sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT
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47−2
$6.35 · $1.06/oz · 24% less per oz
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Ingredients
Dark turkey meat Salt Spices Water Dextrose Smoke flavoring Lactic acid starter culture Flavoring Oleoresin of paprika Garlic powder Sodium nitrite Citric acid BHA BHT
14 ingredients 3 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 2 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
Made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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