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Cherry Maple Smoked Turkey Jerky

Contains high-fructose corn syrup

Turkey jerky with cherry and maple flavors. It contains added sugars, artificial colors, preservatives and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$21.99 lowest price at Jerky Joint
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: Turkey, sugar, cherry syrup (high fructose corn syrup, water, artificial and natural flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate, artificial colors [Red 40 and Blue 2]), salt, maple flavor (caramel color and natural flavors), onion, garlic, spice, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite
33 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
Nutrition facts not available. Scored on its ingredients, processing, sourcing and transparency; the Nutrition part is neutral until we can read the label.Your product? Claim this listing to add the label and it’s scored in full.
Nutrition · counts 20%50
Ingredients · counts 25%0
Processing · counts 25%25
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%62
Why it scores 33
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 0 · Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); High fructose corn syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Red 40 (synthetic dye, −15); 5 more
Processing 25 · Jerky with added sugars, flavors, colors, preservatives and nitrite
Sourcing 50 · Turkey origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 62 · Complete ingredient list, but no specific turkey sourcing claims
Contains high-fructose corn syrup
Contains artificial colors
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−40 for sugar, high fructose corn syrup
Moderate, evolving−30 for red 40, blue 2
Varies by additive−33 for sodium or potassium nitrite, benzoates, caramel colour and 1 more
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Turkey Sugar Cherry syrup (high fructose corn syrup, water, artificial and natural flavors, citric acid, sodium benzoate, artificial colors [Red 40 and Blue 2]) Salt Maple flavor (caramel color and natural flavors) Onion Garlic Spice Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite
10 ingredients 1 to watch3 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives9 additives · 1 high risk
Sodium or potassium nitrite (E250, E249)PreservativeHigh risk
Can form nitrosamines in cured meat; IARC classifies processed meat as carcinogenic (Group 1), with nitrites a likely contributor.
Red 40 (Allura red) (E129)ColourModerate risk
Linked to hyperactivity in some children in a 2007 UK study; in the EU it must carry a warning label.
Benzoates (sodium benzoate, benzoic acid) (E210–E212)PreservativeModerate risk
Can form small amounts of benzene with vitamin C in drinks, and was part of the 2007 UK hyperactivity study mix.
High-fructose corn syrupAdded sugarModerate risk
Added sugar that is cheap to add in large amounts; high intake is linked to fatty liver and weight gain.
Blue 2 (indigo carmine) (E132)ColourLimited risk
Synthetic dye; approved with an acceptable daily intake, though some animal data are limited.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Citric acid (E330)AcidNo risk
Usually made by fermentation; considered safe.
Matched from the ingredient list. Risk levels summarise findings from EFSA, the FDA, IARC and published studies; they explain a concern, not a diagnosis.

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