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Hickory Smoked Hot & Spicy Turkey Sticks 1oz (24 count)

Contains natural flavors

These turkey sticks are slow-cooked in a Vermont smokehouse with chili and chipotle. Each stick has 460 mg sodium and contains sugar and natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-free
$48.99 1 oz (24 count) · lowest price at Vermont Smoke & Cure
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
60caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
9g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
460mg▼
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Turkey, sea salt, sugar, paprika, cultured celery powder, cherry powder, chili pepper powder, dehydrated garlic, chipotle pepper powder, dehydrated onion, salt, natural flavors, spices, lactic acid starter culture, extractives of paprika, colored beef collagen casing
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%59
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%74
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 59 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (460 mg), less saturated fat (0 g) per 1 stick
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Smoked turkey stick with seasonings, sugar and a collagen casing
Sourcing 74 · The brand says meats avoid antibiotics and added hormones; turkey sources vary
Transparency 52 · Ingredients are listed, but natural flavors and spices are unspecified
460 mg sodium per stick
Contains sugar and natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Turkey Sea salt Sugar Paprika Cultured celery powder Cherry powder Chili pepper powder Dehydrated garlic Chipotle pepper powder Dehydrated onion Salt Natural flavors Spices Lactic acid starter culture Extractives of paprika Colored beef collagen casing
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
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.
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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