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Venison Hickory Snack Stick

Contains cane sugar

This hickory-smoked stick uses grass-fed, grass-finished venison and has 9 g protein per stick. It also contains pork, cane sugar and cultured celery powder.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$2.79 1 oz · lowest price at Pearson Ranch Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
9g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
290mg
Saturated fat
2g
From the product label
Ingredients: VENISON (GRASS FED), PORK, WATER, SEA SALT, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID, CANE SUGAR, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), BLACK PEPPER, CHERRY POWDER (CHERRY POWDER, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR [EVAPORATED CANE JUICE]), CAYENNE PEPPER, NATURAL LIQUID SMOKE, GROUND CORIANDER, ONION POWDER, GRANULATED GARLIC, IN BEEF COLORED COLLAGEN CASINGS
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 1 claim verified
Nutrition · counts 20%74
Ingredients · counts 25%90
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%85
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 74 · Typical for processed meats; no added sugar per 1 stick
Ingredients 90 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Smoked meat stick with citric acid, cultured celery powder and liquid smoke
Sourcing 85 · Grass-fed and grass-finished venison; no named ranch or independent certification
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and specific venison claims; no named ranch
Cane sugar in ingredients despite 0 g listed sugars
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
VENISON (GRASS FED) PORK WATER SEA SALT ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID CANE SUGAR CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT) BLACK PEPPER CHERRY POWDER (CHERRY POWDER, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR [EVAPORATED CANE JUICE]) CAYENNE PEPPER NATURAL LIQUID SMOKE GROUND CORIANDER ONION POWDER GRANULATED GARLIC IN BEEF COLORED COLLAGEN CASINGS
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
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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