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Timber Creek Jalapeño Cheese Beef Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

These beef sticks use beef raised on the company’s East Texas ranch, where the brand says cattle graze on natural grasses before grain finishing. The ingredients include sodium nitrite, Red 3, sugar and dextrose.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersContains dairyContains wheatContains corn
$4.00 2 oz (2 × 1 oz sticks) · lowest price at Timber Creek Beef
Price and stock checked Oct 30, 2026
Key nutrition facts

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Ingredients: BEEF, CHEESE (RESTRICTED MELT CHEDDAR CHEESE), JALAPENO, SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, AND <2% SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTICAKING)), CEREAL (CORN, WHEAT, RYE, OAT AND RICE FLOURS), SEASONING (SALT, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, RED 3). PACKED IN COLLAGEN CASINGS
Product details
ShippingShipped frozen with an Enviro Gel PackShips frozenIce packs
“Our beef is shipped frozen with an Enviro Gel Pack to ensure it arrives in perfect condition.” — the brand’s shipping and store pages
57 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 4 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%66
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 57
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 66 · Red 3 (synthetic dye, −15); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Silicon dioxide (additive, −4)
Processing 30 · Processed beef stick with sodium nitrite, Red 3 and added sugar
Sourcing 75 · The brand says cattle graze on natural grasses and are grain-finished on its East Texas ranch
Transparency 75 · Full ingredient list plus the brand's East Texas ranch and cattle-raising details
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains Red 3
Contains sugar and dextrose
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Moderate, evolving−15 for red 3
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, silicon dioxide
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
BEEF CHEESE (RESTRICTED MELT CHEDDAR CHEESE) JALAPENO SEASONING (SALT SPICES DEXTROSE SUGAR GARLIC POWDER AND <2% SILICON DIOXIDE (ANTICAKING)) CEREAL (CORN, WHEAT, RYE, OAT AND RICE FLOURS) SEASONING (SALT, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM BICARBONATE, RED 3). PACKED IN COLLAGEN CASINGS
11 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 2 high risk
Red 3 (erythrosine) (E127)ColourHigh risk
The FDA revoked its use in food in 2025 (effective 2027) after it caused thyroid tumours in male rats.
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.
Silicon dioxide (E551)Anti-caking agentLimited risk
Approved, but EFSA noted in 2018 that data on its nano-sized particles were too limited to set a safe intake.
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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