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Sweet Heat Beef Jerky

Contains sugar

Hand-sliced eye-round beef jerky gets sweet heat from orange habaneros and organic brown sugar. It has 10 g total sugars per 1 oz serving and includes soy sauce and hickory flavoring.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeContains soyContains wheat
$30.99 lowest price at Matt-Hat Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 1 oz (28g)
Protein
18g▲
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
250mg▲
Saturated fat
1g
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Ingredients: Beef, Water, Soy Sauce, Sugar, Hickory Flavoring, Spices
67 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%65
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 67
Nutrition 65 · Compared with other processed meats: more protein (18 g), less sodium (250 mg); 36 g added sugar per 1 oz
Ingredients 88 · Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Jerky made from beef with sugar, soy sauce, flavoring and spices
Sourcing 70 · The brand says it uses organic brown sugar and makes jerky in small batches; beef origin isn't stated
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but hickory flavoring and spices aren't specified
10 g total sugars per serving
Hickory flavoring
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Soy Sauce Sugar Hickory Flavoring Spices
6 ingredients 3 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 additives · 2 limited risk
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.
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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