Can you spot the ultraprocessed foods?

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Boar's Head Uncured Bianco D'Oro Italian Dry Salame
Deli
📊 NOVA 3🌾 Gluten-Free🥛 Dairy-Free✨ Seed Oil Free

Boar's Head Uncured Bianco D'Oro Italian Dry Salame

Boar's Head
12 oz
Available at Foodtown
110
Calories
7g
Protein
470mg
Sodium
21
Ingredients

What You Should Know

Boar's Head Uncured Bianco D'Oro Italian Dry Salame is a 12‑ounce, refrigerator‑case charcuterie item that reads like a deli classic with a modern label. You’ll typically find it in the refrigerated specialty meats and cheeses aisle or at the upscale deli counter, shelved near other cured salamis, prosciuttos, artisan cheeses and jars of olives. It fits into shopping trips for entertaining, weekend brunches, or building an elevated sandwich for a picnic. The Boar’s Head name signals premium deli heritage — an appeal to shoppers who want old‑world flavor and perceived quality without mass‑market processing. Packaging is usually a vacuum‑sealed chub or sliced pack with rustic type and a prominent “no nitrites or nitrates added except those naturally occurring in cultured celery juice powder” claim; there’s no organic badge and the pitch leans on “uncured,” “natural” and artisan cues rather than kid‑focused graphics. Sensory first impressions: firm, dry‑cured texture with visible marbling of fat, savory, slightly tangy fermented notes and a subtle wine/seasoning lift; thin slices curl at the edges and are typically served alongside cheeses, crusty bread and a glass of wine or used as a flavorful sandwich layer. Consumption ritual centers on assembling a charcuterie board, quick antipasto plates, or deli sandwiches. From a processing standpoint it’s a preserved, cured meat made by fermenting and drying pork with salt and starter cultures and small amounts of wine and flavorings; relatively few industrial additives are listed, but it is a preserved, processed meat with a high sodium content (about 470 mg per serving).

Nutrition Facts

Serving Size: 8
Servings per Container: 12
Calories110
% Daily Value*
Total Fat8g10%
Saturated Fat3.5g18%
Cholesterol25mg8%
Sodium470mg20%
Total Carbohydrate1g0%
Protein7g
* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

Pork,, Salt, and, Less, than, 2%, of, the, Following:, Dextrose,, Wine,, Natural, Flavorings,, Cultured, Celery, Juice, Powder,, Lactic, Acid, Starter, Culture..

Dietary Labels

This product is not vegan, is gluten-free, and is not organic.

Ultra-Processing Assessment

NOVA Score:3 / 4

Processed Food

Why this score?

This is a processed (NOVA 3) cured meat: made from whole food (pork) preserved with salt, starter cultures and minor additives (dextrose, wine, natural flavorings, celery juice powder) rather than the complex industrial formulations typical of ultra-processed foods.

Daily Ritual

Can you Spot Ultraprocessed Foods? Play our Supermarket Game

Take a virtual shopping trip to learn more about what's on grocery store shelves.

Shopping in the supermarket oil aisle

Others also viewed

Common Questions about Boar's Head Uncured Bianco D'Oro Italian Dry Salame

That depends on your definition of healthy! With 7 grams of protein and only 1 gram of carbs per serving, it can fit nicely into a high-protein or low-carb diet. Just keep in mind that it does have 470 mg of sodium, so if you're watching your salt intake, you might want to enjoy it in moderation.

Perfect For

weekend-brunch
game-day-prep
road-trip

Vibe:

indulgentnostalgicpractical
$NaN
per package