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Soft and Tender Style Beef Jerky - Honey Pepper

Contains brown sugar

This beef jerky has 35.7 g protein per 100 g. It also has 46.4 g total sugars and 1,893 mg sodium per 100 g, and contains sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeHigh protein
$8.99 lowest price at Jerky.com
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
321caloriesPer 100 g
Protein
36g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
1893mg▼
Saturated fat
0g▲
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Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, water, apple juice, salt, lemon juice, honey, natural flavor, spice, natural liquid smoke, sodium nitrite
49 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%22
Ingredients · counts 25%61
Processing · counts 25%58
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%50
Why it scores 49
Nutrition 22 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (1893 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 46 g added sugar per 100 g
Ingredients 61 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4)
Processing 58 · Beef jerky with sugars, natural flavor and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 50 · Full list, but natural flavor and spice are not specified
46.4 g total sugars per 100 g
Sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 23, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Brown sugar Water Apple juice Salt Lemon juice Honey Natural flavor Spice Natural liquid smoke Sodium nitrite
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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.
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.
Honey or maple syrupSugarLimited risk
A less refined sweetener, but it still counts as added sugar in US and WHO guidance.
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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