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SMOKED PORK SHOULDER, FULLY COOKED

Contains sodium nitrate

Fully cooked, smoked Berkshire pork shoulder raised on pasture; the listing also names Newman Farm in Missouri. It contains brown sugar, sodium phosphate and sodium nitrate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsPasture-raisedCertified Humane
$53.00 lowest price at Heritage Foods
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Heritage pork, water, salt, dried vinegar, brown sugar, spices, garlic powder, hickory smoke powder, sodium phosphate, sodium nitrate
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 5 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%72
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%95
Transparency · counts 15%90
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 72 · Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Added phosphates (additive, −10); Brown sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 55 · Fully cooked, smoked pork with salt, sugar and curing additives
Sourcing 95 · Certified Humane pasture-raised pork; Newman Farm is named
Transparency 90 · Full ingredient list, raising claims, certification and named farm
Contains sodium nitrate
Contains sodium phosphate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−20 for sodium or potassium nitrate, added phosphates
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Heritage pork Water Salt Dried vinegar Brown sugar Spices Garlic powder Hickory smoke powder Sodium phosphate Sodium nitrate
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Sourcing

[TABS] Product Smoked Pork Shoulder 1-2 boneless pieces total Berkshire Choose your preferred weight from the drop down menu above.  This lightly seasoned roast is possibly the most versatile product in our catalog. It's fully cooked — with sweet and smoky notes and a rich silky texture — and ready to be cut into pork steaks, roasted or steamed to be sliced, or shredded!  Supremely marbled heritage breeds like Berkshi

Additives3 additives · 2 moderate risk
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
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.
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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