However, Hormel Foods, the company behind the brand, assures that since 1937, it has used the same ingredients: ground pork shoulder mixed with ham, salt, water, sugar, and sodium nitrate.

Hormel Foods Corp. engages in the production ... and sale of branded and unbranded pork, beef, and poultry products for retail, foodservice, deli, and commercial customers. The Jennie-O Turkey ...