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Soft and Tender Style Beef Jerky - Original

Contains sodium nitrite

Soft, moist beef jerky made with brown sugar and seasoning. It also contains hydrolyzed corn protein, natural maple flavor and sodium nitrite.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains corn
$8.99 lowest price at Jerky.com
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 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, brown sugar, water, hydrolyzed corn protein, seasoning (salt, natural maple flavor), liquid hickory smoke, spices, sodium nitrite
54 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 2 of 11 inputs
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%57
Processing · counts 25%50
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 54
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 57 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Natural flavours (additive, −4); 1 more
Processing 50 · Jerky with brown sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein, flavoring and sodium nitrite
Sourcing 50 · Beef origin and raising practices are not stated
Transparency 65 · Complete ingredient list, but no sourcing or production claims
Contains brown sugar
Contains sodium nitrite
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−23 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours, 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
Beef Brown sugar Water Hydrolyzed corn protein Seasoning (salt, natural maple flavor) Liquid hickory smoke Spices Sodium nitrite
8 ingredients 2 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.
Natural flavoursFlavouringLimited risk
An undisclosed mix of extracts and carriers; the label doesn’t say what’s in it or how it was made.
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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