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Black Pepper Meat Sticks

Contains natural flavor

Each beef-and-pork stick has 10 g protein and 330 mg sodium. It includes natural flavor and cultured celery powder; no origin or raising claims are stated for the meat.

Seed-oil freeNo added sugarNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)
$1.99 lowest price at No Man's Land Beef Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g)
Protein
10g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
0g
Sodium
330mg
Saturated fat
4g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef and Pork, Beef Broth, Black Pepper, Sea Salt, Natural Flavor, Encapsulated (Citric Acid, Cultured Celery Powder, Spice, Cherry Powder), Beef Collagen Casing
62 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%57
Ingredients · counts 25%86
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 62
Nutrition 57 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (4 g); no added sugar per 1 stick
Ingredients 86 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Beef and pork stick with broth, flavoring, and encapsulated ingredients
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated for the meat sticks
Transparency 50 · Full list, but natural flavor and spice are unspecified
Natural flavor
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef and Pork Beef Broth Black Pepper Sea Salt Natural Flavor Encapsulated (Citric Acid, Cultured Celery Powder, Spice, Cherry Powder) Beef Collagen Casing
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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”.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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