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Honey Barbeque Snack Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

Fully cooked, smoked snack sticks made with pastured pork and grass-fed beef. They contain sugar, honey granules, molasses, flavorings and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsGrass-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, sugar, honey granules, salt, potassium lactate, flavorings, dried molasses, natural smoke flavor, sodium nitrite, collagen
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 5 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%65
Processing · counts 25%42
Sourcing · counts 15%88
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 65 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Honey, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 42 · Smoked meat sticks with sugar, flavorings, lactate and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 88 · The brand says its Michigan-raised pork is pasture-raised and beef is grass-finished
Transparency 78 · Complete ingredient list and specific farm, raising and feeding claims
Contains sugar, molasses and sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−16 for sugar, honey
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 Sugar Honey granules Salt Potassium lactate Flavorings Dried molasses Natural smoke flavor Sodium nitrite Collagen
12 ingredients 4 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Sweet and smoky honey barbeque snack sticks made from pastured pork and grass-fed beef, ready to enjoy on the go.

Additives4 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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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