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Deli Style Sliced Roast Beef

Contains sodium phosphates

Deli-style sliced roast beef has 70 calories and 640 mg sodium per 2 oz. The ingredient list does not name beef and includes sodium phosphates and 1 g added sugar per serving.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-free
$17.55 9 lb · lowest price at Surplusfoodsupplier.com
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
70caloriesPer serving · 2 oz (56g)
Protein
9g▼
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
1g
Sodium
640mg
Saturated fat
1.5g▲
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Ingredients: Water, dry vinegar, salt, citrus fiber, sugar, sodium phosphates, flavoring
56 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%75
Ingredients · counts 25%78
Processing · counts 25%35
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%35
Why it scores 56
Nutrition 75 · Compared with other processed meats: less protein (9 g), less saturated fat (1.5 g) per 2 oz
Ingredients 78 · Added phosphates (additive, −10); Sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 35 · Sliced deli meat with vinegar, citrus fiber, phosphates and flavoring
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practice is stated for the beef
Transparency 35 · The ingredient list names additives but omits the roast beef itself
640 mg sodium per 2 oz
Ingredient list does not name beef
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for sugar
Varies by additive−14 for added phosphates, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Water Dry vinegar Salt Citrus fiber Sugar Sodium phosphates Flavoring
7 ingredients 2 to watch1 to avoid
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Added phosphates (E339–E343, E450–E452)StabiliserModerate risk
Absorbed more readily than natural phosphorus; high intakes are linked to kidney and heart risks, and EFSA set a limit in 2019.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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