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Hot Snack Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

These beef and pork snack sticks include crushed red pepper, sugar, MSG and sodium nitrite. The meat's origin and raising practices aren't stated.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$9.99 lowest price at The Meat Block
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 including mustard seed, dextrose, sugar, smoked sugar (water, hardwood smoked sugar), red pepper, granulated garlic, monosodium glutamate, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, collagen casing
60 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 2 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%81
Processing · counts 25%50
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 60
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 81 · Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); MSG (monosodium glutamate) (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 50 · Cured beef and pork with sugar, MSG and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · The beef and pork origin and raising practices aren't stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list; no origin or raising details
Contains added sugars
Contains MSG
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, 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 including mustard seed Dextrose Sugar Smoked sugar (water, hardwood smoked sugar) Red pepper Granulated garlic Monosodium glutamate Sodium erythorbate Lactic acid starter culture Sodium nitrite Collagen casing
15 ingredients 3 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 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.
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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