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Vermont Smoke & Cure Uncured Pork Bacon Stick 1oz

Contains natural flavorings

This hickory-smoked pork stick is made with pork raised without antibiotics and has 8 g protein per stick. It contains natural flavorings and cane and maple sugars.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)KetoContains dairy
$1.79 1 oz · lowest price at Virtual Concession Stand
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1 Stick (28g)
Protein
8g
Fiber
—
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
210mg▲
Saturated fat
2g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: PORK, BACON (PORK BELLY, WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, CELERY JUICE POWDER, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID), NATURAL FLAVORINGS, LESS THAN 2% OF: VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR, SEA SALT, CELERY JUICE POWDER, CHERRY JUICE POWDER, SPICES, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE (NOT FROM MILK), ENCAPSULATED LACTIC ACID
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%76
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 76 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (210 mg); 7.1 g added sugar per 1 Stick
Ingredients 86 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Smoked pork stick with sugars, natural flavorings and encapsulated acids
Sourcing 75 · The brand states pork is vegetarian fed and raised without antibiotics or added hormones
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and specific pork-raising claims; no farm named
Contains natural flavorings
Contains cane and maple sugars
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
PORK BACON (PORK BELLY, WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, EVAPORATED CANE SUGAR, CELERY JUICE POWDER, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID) NATURAL FLAVORINGS LESS THAN 2% OF: VERMONT MAPLE SUGAR SEA SALT CELERY JUICE POWDER CHERRY JUICE POWDER SPICES LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE (NOT FROM MILK) ENCAPSULATED LACTIC ACID
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives6 additives · 1 moderate risk
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”.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
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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