True Story Honey maple ham

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Is True Story Honey maple ham healthy?

True Story Honey maple ham scores 65/100 on Scout's independent analysis of ingredients, additives, and lab results — a fair-to-good score — solid, with tradeoffs. This honey maple ham is a processed food with a relatively clean ingredient list, featuring natural sweeteners like honey and organic maple syrup, and using celery powder as a natural preservative.

How processed is True Story Honey maple ham?

True Story Honey maple ham is NOVA Group 3: Processed Foods.

Which ingredients drive True Story Honey maple ham's score?

In Scout's ingredient-by-ingredient analysis, Honey, Organic Maple Syrup, Sea Salt count in its favor; Organic Brown Sugar is flagged as an ingredient of concern. The full breakdown, with why each one matters, is in the Key ingredients section on this page.

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True Story Honey maple ham

True Story
65 Fair

Analysis updated August 2026 · How Scout scores

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Beneficial ingredients 3
Harmful ingredients 1
Category Meat and Seafood
Summary

This honey maple ham is a processed food with a relatively clean ingredient list, featuring natural sweeteners like honey and organic maple syrup, and using celery powder as a natural preservative. The pork provides a good source of protein, but the product's processing level and added sugars slightly reduce its overall healthiness. The absence of artificial additives and seed oils is a positive aspect, contributing to a better score within its category.

Key ingredients 7

Honey
Good

Honey adds natural sweetness and contains antioxidants, making it a beneficial ingredient.

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Organic Maple Syrup
Good

Organic maple syrup provides natural flavor and contains antioxidants and minerals, contributing positively.

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Sea Salt
Good

Beneficial ingredient — whole-food or functional value in this product class.

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Pork
Neutral

Pork is a good source of high-quality protein and essential nutrients, making it a neutral but important ingredient in the product.

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Water
Neutral

Water is used as a base and helps maintain moisture, with no direct health impact, thus considered neutral.

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Celery Powder
Neutral

Standard formulation ingredient — neither beneficial nor harmful at typical use.

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Organic Brown Sugar
Bad

Organic brown sugar is a processed sweetener that adds empty calories and can contribute to excess sugar intake.

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Processing

Group 3 · Processed

Processed Foods

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