Kroger
Hardwood Smoked Bacon
Score breakdown
Sodium phosphate triggers hard disqualifier; sodium erythorbate and nitrite are red flags.
Standard commercial injection/tumbling processing with acceptable hardwood smoking.
Zero farm, geographic, or animal welfare transparency beyond generic smoking claim.
Contains sodium phosphate hard disqualifier plus multiple red flag additives.
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Ingredients
Sourcing
Product is smoked with real wood as stated on product pages. No farm-level or supplier transparency data provided. No country of origin or manufacturing facility disclosed on retailer pages.
Transparency notes
Limited transparency: no country of origin disclosed, no manufacturing facility identified, no farm-source claims, no supplier information provided. Standard store-brand bacon with minimal sourcing disclosure beyond hardwood smoking process.