H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon

Name: H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon
Brand: H-E-B

88Clean

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon healthy?

H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon scores 88/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon?

H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pork, Water, Sea Salt, Turbinado Sugar and Celery Powder. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon?

H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 88/100 H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon sits in our top band, among the better deli & cured meats we have scored. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Dietz & Watson Originals Organic Roasted Turkey Breast at 100/100.

Is H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon organic?

H-E-B Applewood Smoked Bacon is not certified organic in our data.

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