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Vermont Smoke & Cure Pork Stick Uncured Bacon 24/1 Oz [UNFI-CARLISLE #1924455]

Contains added sugars

This hickory-smoked pork stick has a complete ingredient list, and the brand states the pork is raised without antibiotics. It contains added sugars and has 370 mg sodium per stick.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$52.77 24 x 1 oz · lowest price at City Market Provisions Wholesale
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
<1g
Sodium
370mg▼
Saturated fat
3g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, uncured bacon (pork, water, sea salt, turbinado sugar, cultured celery powder, maple syrup), sea salt, less than 2% of maple sugar, cultured celery powder, cherry powder, sugar, lactic acid starter culture, colored beef collagen casing
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatMedium confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%55
Ingredients · counts 25%90
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%74
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 55 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (3 g), more sodium (370 mg) per 1 stick
Ingredients 90 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Smoked pork stick with salt, sugar, celery powder and starter culture
Sourcing 75 · The brand states pork is raised without antibiotics and hormones
Transparency 74 · Complete ingredient list and specific pork-raising claims
Contains added sugars
370 mg sodium per stick
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Uncured bacon (pork, water, sea salt, turbinado sugar, cultured celery powder, maple syrup) Sea salt Less than 2% of maple sugar Cultured celery powder Cherry powder Sugar Lactic acid starter culture 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”.
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.
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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