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Armour Pepperoni 5 oz

Contains BHA and BHT

Pepperoni made with pork and beef, with natural flavors, sodium nitrite, BHA and BHT. A 30 g serving has 550 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Dairy-freeKeto
$3.79 5 oz · lowest price at Champagne's Marche
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
140caloriesPer serving · 16 Slices (30g)
Protein
6g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
550mg▼
Saturated fat
5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: pork, beef, salt, dextrose, natural flavors, oleoresin of paprika, lactic acid starter culture, dehydrated granulated garlic, sodium nitrite, BHA, BHT, citric acid
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%14
Ingredients · counts 25%48
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 14 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (550 mg), more saturated fat (5 g), less protein (6 g) per 16 Slices
Ingredients 48 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); BHA (additive, −15); BHT (additive, −10); 2 more
Processing 35 · Cured meat with natural flavors, nitrite, BHA and BHT
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full ingredient list, but natural flavors are unspecified
Contains BHA and BHT
Contains sodium nitrite
550 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for dextrose
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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Ingredients
Pork Beef Salt Dextrose Natural flavors Oleoresin of paprika Lactic acid starter culture Dehydrated granulated garlic Sodium nitrite BHA BHT Citric acid
12 ingredients 2 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 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.
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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