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Original Beef Jerky

Contains added sugar

Each 1 oz serving has 10 g of protein, 5 g of added sugar and 620 mg of sodium. Purchases help fund a Scout’s next adventure.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersDairy-free
$28.00 2.6 oz · lowest price at Shop.trails-end.com
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1oz (28g)
Protein
10g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
5g▼
Sodium
620mg▼
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Sugar, Salt, Flavors, Yeast Extract
53 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%25
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 53
Nutrition 25 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (620 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 5 g added sugar per 1oz
Ingredients 76 · Sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Yeast extract or hydrolysed protein (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Beef jerky with sugar, flavors and yeast extract.
Sourcing 50 · Beef origin and raising practices aren't stated.
Transparency 50 · Ingredients are listed, but the flavors are unspecified.
5 g added sugar
620 mg sodium per serving
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for sugar
Varies by additive−4 for yeast extract or hydrolysed protein
Scored Oct 24, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Water Sugar Salt Flavors Yeast Extract
6 ingredients 2 to watch
Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives2 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.
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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