Natural (No artificial ingredients. Minimally processed except for paprika). Pork raised with no antibiotics & growth hormones. Humanely raised (Pork raised in a compassionate and responsible way in which the animal are housed in an environment that promotes natural behavior). Pork raised with 100% vegetarian feed. Gestation crate free (Not restrained in gestation crates). Not preserved. No nitrate or nitrite added (Except for those naturally occurring nitrites in sea salt and cultured celery extract). We believe the food you put on your table should be treated right, long before it gets there. That's why our meats come from animals that are Humanely raised (Pork raised in a compassionate and responsible way in which the animal are housed in an environment that promotes natural behavior) - without antibiotics or growth hormones. So you can feel as good about serving them to your family, as we do about serving them to ours.