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Maple Bacon DIY Kit

Contains sodium nitrite

The kit includes maple seasoning, a sodium nitrite cure and a choice of outside coating for making bacon from ground meat. The seasoning has 2 g added sugar per stated serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickeners
$49.99 2.15 lbs · lowest price at The Bearded Butchers
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
30caloriesPer serving · 9.74 g per 4 oz Serving
Protein
0g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
2g
Sodium
680mg
Saturated fat
—
From the product label
Ingredients: Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup), Brown Sugar, Sea Salt, Spices, Rice Flour
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as salt, spices, baking staplesHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 5%50
Ingredients · counts 45%45
Processing · counts 20%60
Sourcing · counts 10%45
Transparency · counts 20%48
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 50 · Used in small amounts, so nutrition barely counts
Ingredients 45 · Maple sugar, 1st ingredient (added sugar, −20); Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15)
Processing 60 · Seasoning blend with sugars, salt, spices and a separate nitrite cure
Sourcing 45 · Maple sugar is specified, but ingredient origins and growing practices aren't stated
Transparency 48 · Maple seasoning ingredients are listed; cure and coating ingredients aren't
Contains sodium nitrite
2 g added sugar
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for maple sugar, brown 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
Maple Sugar (100% Maple Syrup) Brown Sugar Sea Salt Spices Rice Flour
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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