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Teriyaki Meat Stick

Contains sodium nitrite

This pork-and-beef meat stick provides 7 g of protein per stick. It has 4 g of added sugar and contains sodium nitrite and natural flavorings.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo phosphatesDairy-freeContains soyContains wheat
$7.49 lowest price at BeefCake Jerky
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
110caloriesPer serving · 1 Stick (28g)
Protein
7g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
4g▼
Sodium
370mg▼
Saturated fat
2.5g▼
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Pork, beef, brown sugar, sugar, teriyaki powder (teriyaki sauce (tamari soy sauce (soybeans, salt, alcohol, wheat), sake (rice, salt), apple cider vinegar, natural flavorings), modified food starch, maltodextrin, sucrose, fructose), salt, natural flavorings, sodium citrate, vinegar, soy sauce powder (wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin), sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, beef collagen casing
47 / 100
Poor Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 9 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%46
Ingredients · counts 25%53
Processing · counts 25%30
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%63
Why it scores 47
Nutrition 46 · Compared with other processed meats: more saturated fat (2.5 g), more sodium (370 mg); 4 g added sugar per 1 Stick
Ingredients 53 · Brown sugar, 3rd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Sodium or potassium nitrite (additive, −15); Sugar, 4th ingredient (added sugar, −8); 1 more
Processing 30 · Pork and beef with sugars, starch, flavorings and sodium nitrite.
Sourcing 50 · No origin or raising claims are stated.
Transparency 63 · Complete ingredient list, but no origin or raising claims.
4 g added sugar
Contains sodium nitrite
Contains natural flavorings
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−28 for brown sugar, sugar
Varies by additive−19 for sodium or potassium nitrite, natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Pork Beef Brown sugar Sugar Teriyaki powder (teriyaki sauce (tamari soy sauce (soybeans, salt, alcohol, wheat) Sake (rice, salt), apple cider vinegar, natural flavorings), modified food starch, maltodextrin, sucrose, fructose) Salt Natural flavorings Sodium citrate Vinegar Soy sauce powder (wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin) Sodium erythorbate Sodium nitrite Beef collagen casing
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives5 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.
Modified starch (E14xx)ThickenerLimited risk
Chemically treated starch; considered safe, but a marker of more processed food.
MaltodextrinFillerLimited risk
Highly processed starch that raises blood sugar quickly and adds no nutrition.
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.
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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