Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar
Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar by Hormel has 1 tracked ingredient, with an overall safety score of 4 out of 5, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E.
- Safety score in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 3
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How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar, 1 of its 1 tracked ingredient carries a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
4 Top 80% higher than 20% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Processed foods are relatively simple products made by adding salt, oil, sugar, or other culinary ingredients to whole foods.
Full Ingredients List
Pork (cured with water, salt, sodium erythorbate, and sodium nitrite). packed in vinegar, salt, ascorbic acid.
Product Details
- Brand
- Hormel
- Barcode
- 0037600000826
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 3 — Processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
Is Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar above or below average on ingredient safety?
Among the 58,710 PlainIngredients products with a scored ingredient list, Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar's 4/5 average puts it in the lower 80%, in line with the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
What's behind the 4/5 rating on Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar?
The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Hormel, pork hocks, boneless + packed in vinegar's mapped ingredients average out to 4/5, which is the Low Risk tier.
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