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Smoked Pepper Snack Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

These fully cooked snack sticks combine pastured pork and grass-fed beef. They contain sugar, sodium nitrite, natural smoke flavor, and gluten.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGrass-fedDairy-free
$5.99 lowest price at John Henry's Meats
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Pork, beef, water, salt, sugar, potassium lactate, seasonings, malted barley flour, natural smoke flavor, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, collagen casing
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
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%73
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%88
Transparency · counts 15%80
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 73 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Smoked, cured meat with sodium nitrite and other added ingredients
Sourcing 88 · The brand says Michigan-raised beef and pork, grass-finished beef, pasture-raised pork
Transparency 80 · Full ingredient list; the brand says Michigan-raised beef and pasture-raised pork
Contains sugar
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains natural smoke flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Beef Water Salt Sugar Potassium lactate Seasonings Malted barley flour Natural smoke flavor Sodium diacetate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite Collagen casing
13 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Savory snack sticks made from pastured pork and grass-fed beef, smoked for a smoky and peppery flavor, fully cooked and ready to eat.

Additives3 additives · 1 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
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.
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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