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Tropics Corned Beef 12 oz

Contains sodium nitrite

Fully cooked corned beef with a complete ingredient list and Brazil origin. It contains sugar, MSG and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$7.19 12 oz · lowest price at Belle's Asian Market
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
130caloriesPer serving · 2 oz. (56g)
Protein
13g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—
Sodium
300mg▲
Saturated fat
4g
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Cooked Beef, Water, Salt, Sugar, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Nitrite
On Open Food FactsNutri-Score DNOVA 4Ultra-processed foodTheir grades, for reference; not part of our score. Data: Open Food Facts (ODbL).
69 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%91
Ingredients · counts 25%73
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%70
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 91 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (300 mg) per 2 oz.
Ingredients 73 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Cooked, salted beef with sugar, MSG and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 70 · Product of Brazil; no raising practices are stated
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list and Brazil origin; no raising claims
Contains sodium nitrite and MSG
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, msg
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
Cooked Beef Water Salt Sugar Monosodium Glutamate Sodium Nitrite
6 ingredients 1 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 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.
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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