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Josephson's Smokehouse Peppered Salmon Jerky

Contains brown sugar

Salmon jerky is cold-smoked and gently dehydrated, with black pepper and garlic. It also contains brown sugar and preservatives in the cooking wine.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredientsContains fish
$15.95 3 oz · lowest price at Made In Oregon
Price and stock checked Nov 1, 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: Chinook or Chum Salmon, Salt, Water, Brown Sugar, Sauterne Cooking Wine (Wine, Salt, Potassium Metabisulfite, Potassium Sorbate), Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Coarse Black Pepper, Mixed Hardwood Smoke
64 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatLow confidence · Scored on 4 of 11 inputs, 3 claims verified
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%78
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%65
Transparency · counts 15%70
Why it scores 64
Nutrition 50 · No nutrition facts available; scored mid-range
Ingredients 78 · Sulfites (additive, −10); Brown sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (additive, −4)
Processing 55 · Salmon is smoked and dehydrated with added sugar, salt and cooking wine.
Sourcing 65 · The brand says it is made in Astoria; the salmon's catch origin isn't stated.
Transparency 70 · Full ingredient list and specific smoking, drying and production-location details.
Contains brown sugar and preservatives
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−14 for sulfites, sorbates
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Chinook or Chum Salmon Salt Water Brown Sugar Sauterne Cooking Wine (Wine, Salt, Potassium Metabisulfite, Potassium Sorbate) Garlic Powder Onion Powder Coarse Black Pepper Mixed Hardwood Smoke
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
Sulfites (E220–E228)PreservativeModerate risk
Can trigger asthma-like reactions in sensitive people, which is why they must be declared on labels.
Sorbates (potassium sorbate, sorbic acid) (E200–E203)PreservativeLimited risk
Generally well tolerated; EFSA re-evaluated it in 2015 and kept it approved, though it can irritate sensitive skin.
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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