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JACK LINK'S BEEF STICK

Contains flavors

This beef stick has 5 g of protein per serving. It also contains sugar, flavors and yeast extract, and its beef origin and raising practices aren't stated.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$2.25 1.84 oz · lowest price at Emmas Premium Services
Price and stock checked Oct 31, 2026
Key nutrition facts
120caloriesPer serving · 1 Stick (26g)
Protein
5g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
430mg▼
Saturated fat
3.5g▼
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Ingredients: Beef, water, salt, sugar, flavors, yeast extract, lactic acid starter culture, casing (caramel, beta carotene)
55 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%23
Ingredients · counts 25%88
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 55
Nutrition 23 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (430 mg), more saturated fat (3.5 g); 3.9 g added sugar per 1 Stick
Ingredients 88 · Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Beef stick with salt, sugar, flavors and starter culture
Sourcing 50 · Beef origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 50 · Complete ingredient list, but flavors are unspecified
Contains flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Salt Sugar Flavors Yeast extract Lactic acid starter culture Casing (caramel, beta carotene)
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 2 limited risk
Yeast extract or hydrolysed proteinFlavour enhancerLimited risk
Contains free glutamate, the flavour-enhancing part of MSG, without being labelled as MSG.
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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