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MAPLE SUGAR CURED HERITAGE HAM STEAK

Contains sodium nitrite

This fully cooked Berkshire ham steak is pasture-raised and comes from Newman Farm in Missouri. It is cured with cane, maple and brown sugars and contains sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsPasture-raisedCertified Humane
$35.00 lowest price at Heritage Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: pork, water, salt, cane sugar, maple sugar, brown sugar, spice extractives, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, dried vinegar, sodium nitrite
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 6 claims verified
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 20%50
Ingredients · counts 25%59
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%95
Transparency · counts 15%92
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 59 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Cane sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 58 · Cooked, cured pork with added sugars, phosphate and nitrite
Sourcing 95 · Certified Humane, pasture-raised Berkshire pork from Newman Farm
Transparency 92 · Complete ingredient list, specific raising claims and a named farm
Contains added sugars
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−16 for cane sugar, maple sugar
Varies by additive−25 for sodium or potassium nitrite, added phosphates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Water Salt Cane sugar Maple sugar Brown sugar Spice extractives Sodium phosphate Sodium erythorbate Dried vinegar Sodium nitrite
11 ingredients 3 to watch2 to avoid
Sourcing

[TABS] Product Maple Sugar Cured Ham Steak One steak per pack Berkshire  Choose your preferred weight from the drop down menu above. A supermarket stalwart, upgraded! A ¾ inch-thick slice of bone-in pork steak, brined in maple sugar, oozing with juicy sweetness and silky fat.  Ham steaks are a symbol of 1960s Americana. See the difference a heritage breed makes in the marbled silky fat dispersed throughout the ham. Every piece is edible — even th

Additives4 additives · 1 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.
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
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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