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Vermont Smoke & Cure Beef & Pork Sticks

Contains sugar

These beef and pork sticks have a full ingredient list and are seasoned with garlic, mustard seed and pepper. The label says the meat is raised without antibiotics or added hormones; each stick has 370 mg sodium and less than 1 g sugar.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$56.20 1 oz × 24 sticks · lowest price at Healthy Snack Solutions
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
370mg▼
Saturated fat
3g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef, pork, sea salt, sugar, spices (includes mustard seed), cultured celery powder, cherry powder, garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture, colored beef collagen casing
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score ENOVA 3Processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%55
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 55 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (3 g), more sodium (370 mg) per 1 stick
Ingredients 82 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Seasoned beef and pork sticks with cultured celery powder and casing
Sourcing 70 · Label says no antibiotics or added hormones; origin isn't stated
Transparency 70 · Complete ingredient list and specific raising claims; no origin stated
Contains sugar
370 mg sodium per stick
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Pork Sea salt Sugar Spices (includes mustard seed) Cultured celery powder Cherry powder Garlic powder Lactic acid starter culture Colored beef collagen casing
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
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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