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Cajun Spiced Pecans

Contains added sugar

Roasted pecans seasoned with salt, pepper and garlic for a Cajun-style snack. They contain 10 g added sugar per serving, plus caramel color and potassium sorbate.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains tree nuts
$7.99 lowest price at Slap Ya Mama
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
180caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
2g▼
Fiber
2g
Added sugar
10g▼
Sodium
290mg▼
Saturated fat
1.5g
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Ingredients: Pecans, sugar, seasoning, salt, black pepper, red pepper, granulated garlic, vanilla flavor, water, carmel color, vanillin, ethyl vanillin, 0.1% potassium sorbate
41 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as nuts and seedsHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 30%10
Ingredients · counts 15%76
Processing · counts 15%30
Sourcing · counts 25%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 41
Nutrition 10 · Compared with other nuts and seeds: more sodium (290 mg), less protein (2 g); 10 g added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 30 · Roasted pecans with sugar, flavorings, caramel color and preservative
Sourcing 50 · The origin and growing practices for the pecans aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list, but no sourcing details
10 g added sugar
Contains caramel color and potassium sorbate
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for sorbates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pecans Sugar Seasoning Salt Black pepper Red pepper Granulated garlic Vanilla flavor Water Carmel color Vanillin Ethyl vanillin 0.1% potassium sorbate
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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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