Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon

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

88Clean

Ingredients · 5

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Common questions

Is H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon healthy?

H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured 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 Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon?

H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon lists 5 ingredients, starting with Pork, Water, Sea Salt, Cane 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 Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured 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 Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon?

H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured 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 Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon compare to other deli & cured meats?

At 88/100 H-E-B Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured 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 Natural Applewood Smoked Uncured Bacon organic?

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

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