Pepperoni Stick

Name: Pepperoni Stick
Brand: Hormel

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Ingredients · 16

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Common questions

Is Hormel Pepperoni Stick healthy?

Hormel Pepperoni Stick scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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 Hormel Pepperoni Stick?

Hormel Pepperoni Stick lists 16 ingredients, starting with Pork, Beef, Salt, Water and Sugar. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Hormel Pepperoni Stick contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Hormel Pepperoni Stick’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 Hormel Pepperoni Stick?

Hormel Pepperoni Stick is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Hormel Pepperoni Stick compare to other jerky & meat snacks?

At 5/100 Hormel Pepperoni Stick scores worse than most jerky & meat snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in jerky & meat snacks is Solely Organic Pineapple Fruit Jerky at 100/100.

Is Hormel Pepperoni Stick organic?

Hormel Pepperoni Stick is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.