74Good
Ingredient Safety50
Quality82
Contaminants100
Transparency92
Hormel
Hormel, black label, brown sugar thick cut bacon
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Flagged concerns
sodium nitrite
Converts to nitrosamines (carcinogens); linked to colorectal cancer.
natural flavor
Vague term masking hundreds of possible compounds; may include MSG, beaver anal gland secretions, and other sources.
brown sugar
White sugar with trace molasses; marginally better than refined white sugar
Full ingredient list
Cured with water, salt, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, natural flavor (water, natural flavors), sodium nitrite.