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Scottish Style Back Bacon - sliced 1 lb.

Contains sodium nitrate

Thick-sliced back bacon made from pork loin, water, salt, brown sugar and sodium nitrate. It’s made in small batches, but the pork’s origin and raising practices aren’t stated.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$16.00 1 lb · lowest price at Scottish Gourmet USA
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Pork loin, water, salt, brown sugar, sodium nitrate
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 1 claim 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%82
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%40
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 82 · Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Brown sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Cured bacon made with pork loin, salt, sugar and sodium nitrate
Sourcing 40 · Pork origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; no origin or raising claims
Contains sodium nitrate
Contains brown sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−10 for sodium or potassium nitrate
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork loin Water Salt Brown sugar Sodium nitrate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 1 moderate risk
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
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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