These beef sticks are made with grass-fed beef and seasoned with spices. The ingredient list includes cultured celery powder and encapsulated citric acid.
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 3 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%90
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%75
Transparency · counts 15%75
Why it scores 69
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 90 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Seasoned beef stick with cultured celery powder and citric acid
Sourcing 75 · Grass-fed beef is stated; made in USA, but no beef origin is given
Transparency 75 · Complete ingredient list and a grass-fed claim; no farm named
Contains encapsulated citric acid
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Capped at 69 · Processed meat (bacon, deli meat, sausage, jerky)
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Country Archer presents Beef Sticks Original
UPC: 850029324522
Brand:
COUNTRY ARCHER PROVISIONS™
Alternate Name:
16CT ORIGINAL BEEF MINI STICK
Ingredients:
GRASS-FED BEEF, WATER, SEA SALT, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), DEHYDRATED GARLIC, RED PEPPER, BLACK PEPPER, CHERRY POWDER, CORIANDER, ONION POWDER, WHITE PEPPER, GROUND NUTMEG, PARSLEY, COLORED BEEF COLLAGEN CASING.
COO:
MADE IN USA
Additives2 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”.
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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