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Vermont Smoke & Cure Meat Sticks - Oven Roasted Turkey - Protein Snacks, No Antibiotics or Added Hormones, Hiking Snacks- 1 oz, 24-Pack

Contains natural flavors

Each turkey stick has 7 g protein and 400 mg sodium. It contains natural flavors and less than 1 g sugar per stick.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsKetoContains dairy
$99.99 1 oz (24 ct) · lowest price at The Kitchen Hearth
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
45caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
7g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
0.5g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Turkey, sea salt, sugar, cultured celery powder, cherry powder, garlic powder, onion powder, salt, spices, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk), natural flavors, colored beef collagen casing
66 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%69
Ingredients · counts 25%66
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%72
Transparency · counts 15%72
Why it scores 66
Nutrition 69 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (400 mg), less saturated fat (0.5 g) per 1 stick
Ingredients 66 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Turkey stick with sugar, cultured celery powder and natural flavors.
Sourcing 72 · Label says vegetarian-fed, no antibiotics or added hormones; made in Vermont.
Transparency 72 · Complete ingredient list and specific feeding and antibiotic claims.
Contains natural flavors
400 mg sodium per stick
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Turkey Sea salt Sugar Cultured celery powder Cherry powder Garlic powder Onion powder Salt Spices Lactic acid starter culture (not from milk) Natural flavors Colored beef collagen casing
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
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.
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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