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BRIDGFORD SLICED PEPPERONI

Contains BHA and BHT

Ready-to-eat pepperoni made with pork and beef. A 30 g serving has 510 mg sodium and the ingredients include sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKeto
$4.50 5 oz · lowest price at Emmas Premium Services
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 18 slices (30g)
Protein
7g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
510mg▼
Saturated fat
4g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: pork, beef, salt, water, paprika, dextrose, spices and flavorings, oleoresin of paprika, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT
45 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%25
Ingredients · counts 25%56
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%63
Why it scores 45
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (510 mg), more saturated fat (4 g); no added sugar per 18 slices
Ingredients 56 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); 1 more
Processing 35 · Cured meat with flavorings, nitrite, BHA and BHT
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising details are stated for the pork or beef
Transparency 63 · Full ingredient list and slow-curing claim; no sourcing details
510 mg sodium per 30 g serving
Contains sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−44 for sodium or potassium nitrite, bha, bht and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Di Bruno Bros. Diced Pepperoni
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Ingredients
Pork Beef Salt Water Paprika Dextrose Spices and flavorings Oleoresin of paprika Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite BHA BHT
12 ingredients 2 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 additives · 2 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.
BHA (E320)PreservativeHigh risk
IARC lists it as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B), and the US National Toxicology Program as reasonably anticipated to be a carcinogen.
BHT (E321)PreservativeModerate risk
Synthetic antioxidant with mixed results in animal studies; EFSA set a low acceptable daily intake in 2012.
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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