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Carolina Smoked Chicken

Contains added sugars

Smoked chicken thighs with a spice rub and hickory wood. The ingredients include added sugars, sodium phosphate and natural and artificial flavors; chicken-raising details aren’t provided.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeLow sugarHigh proteinContains corn
$12.95 lowest price at True Nature Meats
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
220caloriesPer serving · 4.6 oz (133g)
Protein
29g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
480mg
Saturated fat
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From the product label
Ingredients: Chicken, water, salt, dextrose, sodium phosphate, sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein, vanilla powder (sugar, corn starch, dextrose, natural and artificial flavors), natural and artificial flavors (coffee and maple), sodium erythorbate, vegetable stock, kosher salt, paprika, spices, sugar, chili pepper, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion
30 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Ingredients35
Sourcing15
Processing25
Transparency55
Why it scores 30
No seed oils
Added sugars
Sodium phosphate
Natural and artificial flavors

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Ingredients
Chicken Water Salt Dextrose Sodium phosphate Sugar Hydrolyzed corn protein Vanilla powder (sugar, corn starch, dextrose, natural and artificial flavors) Natural and artificial flavors (coffee and maple) Sodium erythorbate Vegetable stock Kosher salt Paprika Spices Sugar Chili pepper Dehydrated garlic Dehydrated onion
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Artificial flavoursFlavouringModerate risk
Undisclosed synthetic compounds; the FDA delisted seven synthetic flavours in 2018 after cancer findings in animals.
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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