The trio includes chorizo, lomo and salami made with pasture-raised Iberico pork from a named Texas ranch. The cured meats contain sodium nitrate, and the lomo includes sugar.
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 6 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%80
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%88
Transparency · counts 15%90
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 80 · Sodium or potassium nitrate (additive, −10); Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 58 · Cured pork with dextrose, sugar and sodium nitrate.
Sourcing 88 · The brand says pigs are pasture-raised outdoors at named Trail's End Ranch.
Transparency 90 · Full ingredient lists, specific raising claims and a named ranch.
Contains sodium nitrate
Contains dextrose and sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−20 for sodium or potassium nitrate, celery powder or juice
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
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These delectable cured meats are produced in small batches at a small curing house famed for its artisan methods. We then cut each piece of chorizo, lomo and salami into paper thin slices at La Tienda. All are made with 100% pure-bred Iberico pork from hogs pasture-raised in the Texas Hill Country. These magnificent pigs feast on acorns, mesquite beans and prickly pear fruit.
The chorizo is made following a classic Spanish recipe. The Iberico pork is mixed with sea salt and spicy Pimentón de La Vera, Spain’s smoky paprika that gives chorizo its red color. The seasoning has a touch of
Additives4 additives · 2 moderate risk
Sodium or potassium nitrate (E251, E252)PreservativeModerate risk
Turns into nitrite in cured meat, with the same nitrosamine concern (IARC, processed meat).
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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