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True Story Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon - 12 OZ

Contains turbinado sugar

Applewood-smoked bacon with pork, water, salt, turbinado sugar and celery powder. The label lists 161 mg sodium per slice.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$15.27 12 oz · lowest price at Juneau Natural
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 1 slice (15 g)
Protein
2g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
161mg
Saturated fat
2.5g▼
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Ingredients: Pork, Water, Salt, Turbinado Sugar, Celery Powder
63 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%50
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 50 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (2.5 g), less protein (2 g); no added sugar per 1 slice
Ingredients 82 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Turbinado, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Bacon made with pork, salt, sugar and celery powder
Sourcing 50 · Origin and raising practices for the pork aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no origin or raising claims
Turbinado sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for turbinado
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Water Salt Turbinado Sugar Celery Powder
5 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 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”.
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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