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Maple Smoked Brown Sugar Cured Ham

Contains sodium nitrite

This uncooked ham is smoked and cured with maple sugar and brown sugar, and contains sodium nitrite. The brand says its heritage pigs are raised outdoors in forests and on pasture.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$61.25 lowest price at Cedar Barrens Farm
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: Pork, Salt, Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup), Brown Sugar, Sodium Nitrite (0.75%)
63 / 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%57
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%85
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 57 · Maple sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Brown sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 58 · Smoked, sugar-cured ham with sodium nitrite.
Sourcing 85 · The brand says pigs graze rotationally and live outdoors in forests and pasture.
Transparency 78 · Complete ingredient list plus specific claims about how the pigs are raised.
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains maple sugar and brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for maple sugar, brown sugar
Varies by additive−15 for sodium or potassium nitrite
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Salt Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup) Brown Sugar Sodium Nitrite (0.75%)
5 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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 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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