/ / Pepper Belly Pete’s Sweet Fire – 16 oz Candied Bread & Butter Pickles with Peppers

Pepper Belly Pete’s Sweet Fire – 16 oz Candied Bread & Butter Pickles with Peppers

Contains added sugar

Candied cucumbers and jalapeños bring sweet, mild heat, and the batch is made in East Texas. Each 1 oz serving has 9 g added sugar and 450 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$10.89 16 oz · lowest price at TKR Distributors
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
0g▼
Fiber
<1g▼
Added sugar
9g▼
Sodium
450mg▼
Saturated fat
0g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Candied cucumbers, jalapenos, sweet vinegar brine, sugar, pickling spices
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as canned and frozen produce, legumesHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 2 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 30%9
Ingredients · counts 20%92
Processing · counts 10%60
Sourcing · counts 20%75
Transparency · counts 20%75
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 9 · Compared with other canned, frozen and dried foods: more sodium (450 mg), less fiber (0.5 g); 9 g added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 92 · Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Pickled cucumbers and peppers in a sweet vinegar brine
Sourcing 75 · Small-batch made in East Texas; the brand says its products are Texas-made
Transparency 75 · Ingredients are listed; small-batch East Texas production is stated
9 g added sugar
450 mg sodium per 1 oz
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

Your diet score

Doesn’t change the score above

Pick a diet to see if this product fits it, using limits you can change.

Diet profiles v1.1. Defaults come from published guidance; you can change any limit. How the diet score works

Ingredients
Candied cucumbers Jalapenos Sweet vinegar brine Sugar Pickling spices
5 ingredients 1 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives1 additive · 1 limited risk
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.

Other pantry options

Sandhill Wild Rice
Sandhill Organic Wild Rice
98 $132.00
Fresh Acres
Organic Rye Berries
98 $11.39
Barton Springs Mill
Sonora Wheat Berries (certified organic)
98 $12.00
Everywhere
Lundberg Wild Rice, Regenerative Organic Certified –?100% Natural California Cultivated Wild Black Rice, 8 Oz
98 $15.98