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Beef Snack Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

These beef sticks use pasture-raised, grass-fed beef. They also contain corn syrup, dextrose, monosodium glutamate and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsGrass-fedContains corn
$16.00 lowest price at 8 O'Clock Ranch
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts

Not available yet. We only show numbers printed on the product’s label or its product page, and we couldn’t read them for this product.

Ingredients: Beef, salt, corn syrup, spices, ground mustard seed, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, garlic powder, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, collagen casing
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 3 of 11 inputs, 5 claims verified
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%61
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%78
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 61 · Corn syrup, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Cured beef sticks include corn syrup, MSG and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 78 · Pasture-raised and grass-fed claims; no specific origin stated
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and specific pasture-raised and grass-fed claims
Contains corn syrup and dextrose
Contains monosodium glutamate
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for corn syrup
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Salt Corn syrup Spices Ground mustard seed Monosodium glutamate Dextrose Garlic powder Sodium erythorbate Lactic acid starter culture Sodium nitrite Collagen casing
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Sourcing

Pasture-raised beef snack sticks made from grass-fed beef for a bold, natural flavor.

Additives4 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.
MSG (monosodium glutamate) (E621)Flavour enhancerLimited risk
Considered safe; EFSA set an acceptable daily intake in 2017, and some people report short-lived symptoms.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
Lactic acid (E270)AcidNo risk
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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