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Heritage Pork Jowl Bacon

Contains sodium nitrite

This jowl bacon is made from pasture-raised heritage Meishan pork. It contains cane and maple sugar, sodium nitrite and sodium erythorbate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsPasture-raised
$9.00 lowest price at The MF Farmstead
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Pork, Salt, Cane and Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup), Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Sodium Bicarbonate as a buffering agent
63 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 3 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%65
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%76
Why it scores 63
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 65 · Maple sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Cured jowl bacon includes sugar, sodium erythorbate and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 75 · Pasture-raised Meishan pigs; the brand says it uses regenerative farming practices
Transparency 76 · Full ingredient list and specific pasture-raising claim; no farm location given
Contains cane and maple sugar
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for maple 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 Cane and Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup) Sodium Erythorbate Sodium Nitrite Sodium Bicarbonate as a buffering agent
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Sourcing

Meishan Jowl Bacon Our Meishan jowl bacon is a rich, flavorful alternative to traditional bacon, crafted from the highly marbled pork jowl of heritage Meishan pigs. Known for its silky texture and deep, savory taste, jowl bacon cooks up tender and crispy, making it perfect for breakfast, sandwiches, or adding a punch of flavor to soups and greens. Premium Meishan pork, pasture-raised for heritage quality <li data-start="580

Additives2 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.
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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