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Mild Beef Snack Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

These mild snack sticks are made with beef, pork and a full list of seasonings and additives. They’re locally made in Wisconsin and contain sugar, MSG and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$13.00 lowest price at Renard's Cheese
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 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, pork, water, salt, spices, dextrose, sugar, whole mustard seed, natural flavoring, monosodium glutamate, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 1 claim 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%77
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 77 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Processed beef and pork sticks with sugar, MSG and curing additives
Sourcing 50 · Made locally in Wisconsin; beef and pork origins aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list; locally made, but no meat-raising details
Contains sugar and dextrose
Contains MSG and sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−23 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours, msg
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Pork Water Salt Spices Dextrose Sugar Whole mustard seed Natural flavoring Monosodium glutamate Sodium erythorbate Lactic acid starter culture Sodium nitrite
13 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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