/ / Sweet Heat Pork Jerky

Sweet Heat Pork Jerky

Contains added sugars

Pork jerky provides 8 g protein per 1 oz serving. Each serving has 7 g added sugar and 420 mg sodium.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$8.99 lowest price at BeefCake Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
8g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
7g▼
Sodium
420mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, Water, Honey Powder (Refinery Syrup Honey), Brown Sugar, Contains Less Than 2% of the Following: Salt, Paprika, Natural Spices, Onion & Garlic Powder, Cultured Celery Powder
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%35
Ingredients · counts 25%62
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%52
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 35 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (420 mg); 7 g added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 62 · Honey, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Brown sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8)
Processing 60 · Pork jerky with sugar, honey powder and seasoning
Sourcing 50 · Pork origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 52 · Full ingredient list, but “natural spices” is not specified
7 g added sugar
420 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for honey, brown sugar
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

Your diet score

Doesn’t change the score above

Pick a diet to see if this product fits it, using limits you can change.

Diet profiles v1.1. Defaults come from published guidance; you can change any limit. How the diet score works

Better swapsCleaner snacks options that do the same job
Simpalo Snacks Solely Organic Pineapple Fruit Jerky
92 +39 Clearer sourcing
Simpalo Snacks Solely Organic Mango Fruit Jerky
85 +32 Clearer sourcing
Simpalo Snacks Solely Organic Mango & Guava Fruit Jerky
85 +32 Clearer sourcing
Ingredients
Pork Water Honey Powder (Refinery Syrup Honey) Brown Sugar Contains Less Than 2% of the Following: Salt Paprika Natural Spices Onion & Garlic Powder Cultured Celery Powder
9 ingredients 3 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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”.
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.

Other snacks options

Be Still Farms- Real, Fine Organics
Organic White Popcorn, Non-GMO, Bulk White Popcorn
98 $22.99
Country Life Natural Foods
Popcorn, Yellow, Organic
98 $18.95
Health Ranger Store
Mega Bucket Organic Yellow Popcorn Kernels (10LB, 4535g)
98 $79.95
Gold Ridge Organic Farms
Edison Grainery Organic Yellow Popcorn 16 oz
98 $6.00