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Sweet BBQ Seasoned Snack Sticks

Contains hydrogenated palm oil

These bison snack sticks have a full ingredient list and the brand says its bison are raised on a Southern Oklahoma family ranch using rotational grazing and regenerative land management. Each 28 g package has 450 mg sodium and 5 g total sugars, with smoke flavor and hydrogenated palm oil in the ingredients.

No artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsDairy-freeContains soy
$15.99 lowest price at Cross Timbers Bison
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
80caloriesPer serving · 1 package (28g)
Protein
6g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
—▼
Sodium
450mg▼
Saturated fat
1g
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Ingredients: Bison, sugar, honey powder (cane sugar, honey), salt, spices, onion powder, garlic powder, smoke flavor (contains soybean oil), molasses powder (cane sugar, cane molasses, cane caramel color), natural spice extractive, water, encapsulated citric acid (citric acid, hydrogenated palm oil), cultured celery powder, sea salt, cherry powder, organic cane sugar, beef collagen casings
39 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 11 of 11 inputs, 4 claims verified
Nutrition · counts 20%30
Ingredients · counts 25%6
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%80
Transparency · counts 15%78
Why it scores 39
Nutrition 30 · Compared with other processed meats: more sodium (450 mg); 18 g added sugar per 1 package
Ingredients 6 · Encapsulated citric acid (hydrogenated oil, −40); Sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Honey, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); 2 more
Processing 30 · Processed stick with sugar, smoke flavor and hydrogenated palm oil
Sourcing 80 · The brand says its bison are ranch-raised in Southern Oklahoma with rotational grazing
Transparency 78 · Full ingredient list and specific ranch, location and land-management claims
5 g total sugars
450 mg sodium per package
Contains soybean oil and hydrogenated palm oil
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−80 for encapsulated citric acid, sugar, honey
Varies by additive−14 for celery powder or juice, caramel colour
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Ingredients
Bison Sugar Honey powder (cane sugar, honey) Salt Spices Onion powder Garlic powder Smoke flavor (contains soybean oil) Molasses powder (cane sugar, cane molasses, cane caramel color) Natural spice extractive Water Encapsulated citric acid (citric acid, hydrogenated palm oil) Cultured celery powder Sea salt Cherry powder Organic cane sugar Beef collagen casings
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives8 additives · 1 high risk
Hydrogenated oilFatHigh risk
Partially hydrogenated oils are a source of artificial trans fat, which the FDA removed from the safe list in 2015.
Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite)Curing agentModerate risk
A natural source of nitrite: it cures meat the same way as sodium nitrite, even when the label says “uncured”.
Caramel colour (E150)ColourLimited risk
Some types (E150c, E150d) can contain 4-MEI, which IARC lists as possibly carcinogenic (Group 2B); levels are regulated.
Seed oilFatLimited risk
ClearShelf standard: we lower the Ingredients score when seed oils are used. This is our house standard, not a medical claim. Research is mixed; major health groups have not found harm at typical intakes.
Palm oilFatLimited risk
High in saturated fat, and refining can form contaminants (glycidyl esters) that EFSA flagged in 2016.
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.
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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