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Original Meat Stick

Contains brown sugar

Made with pork and beef, with 7 g protein per stick. It has 1 g added sugar and 400 mg sodium per stick.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo natural flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersNo gluten ingredients
$7.49 lowest price at BeefCake Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
100caloriesPer serving · 1 stick (28g/ 1 oz)
Protein
7g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
1g▼
Sodium
400mg▼
Saturated fat
3g▼
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Ingredients: pork, beef, water, sea salt, brown sugar, spices, encapsulated citric acid, dried vinegar, granulated garlic, cultured celery powder, cherry powder, beef collagen casing
61 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%48
Ingredients · counts 25%82
Processing · counts 25%55
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%65
Why it scores 61
Nutrition 48 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (3 g), more sodium (400 mg); 1 g added sugar per 1 stick
Ingredients 82 · Celery powder or juice (natural nitrite) (additive, −10); Brown sugar, 5th ingredient (added sugar, −8); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 55 · Processed pork and beef stick with salt, sugar, spices and curing ingredients
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising practices are stated
Transparency 65 · Full ingredient list and nutrition values; no origin or raising claims
1 g added sugar
400 mg sodium
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−8 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−10 for celery powder or juice
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Beef Water Sea salt Brown sugar Spices Encapsulated citric acid Dried vinegar Granulated garlic Cultured celery powder Cherry powder Beef collagen casing
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives3 additives · 1 moderate risk
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”.
Added sugarSugarLimited risk
Added sugar; the WHO and the US Dietary Guidelines advise keeping added sugars under 10% of daily calories.
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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