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Teriyaki Meat Sticks

Contains sodium nitrite

A sweet-savory pork and beef snack stick with 5 g protein per stick. It contains added sugar, sodium nitrite and hydrogenated palm oil.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-freeLow sugarContains soyContains wheat
$3.49 lowest price at Jerzey Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
90caloriesPer serving · 1 Stick (25g)
Protein
5g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
2g▼
Sodium
290mg
Saturated fat
1g
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Ingredients: Pork, beef, sugar, water, fructose, salt, encapsulated citric acid (citric acid, hydrogenated palm oil), spices, dehydrated soy sauce (soy sauce, wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin, salt), hydrolyzed soy protein (salt and caramel colors), garlic powder, sodium acetate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite
41 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%65
Ingredients · counts 25%13
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 41
Nutrition 65 · Compared with other processed meats: less protein (5 g); 2 g added sugar per 1 Stick
Ingredients 13 · Encapsulated citric acid (hydrogenated oil, −40); Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); 2 more
Processing 30 · Meat stick with hydrolyzed soy protein, colors, nitrite and preservatives
Sourcing 50 · Made in the USA, but the pork and beef source is not stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and nutrition values; no meat-raising claims
2 g added sugar
Sodium nitrite
Hydrogenated palm oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−68 for encapsulated citric acid, sugar, fructose
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, 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
Pork Beef Sugar Water Fructose Salt Encapsulated citric acid (citric acid, hydrogenated palm oil) Spices Dehydrated soy sauce (soy sauce, wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin, salt) Hydrolyzed soy protein (salt and caramel colors) Garlic powder Sodium acetate Sodium diacetate Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives7 additives · 2 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.
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
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.
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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