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BBQ Mesquite Beef Jerky

Contains brown sugar

Beef jerky with tamari, tomato sauce, honey and spices. Each serving has 3 g added sugar and the tomato sauce includes natural flavors.

Seed-oil freeNo artificial dyesNo artificial flavorsNo synthetic preservativesNo added nitritesNo phosphatesNo gums or thickenersGluten-free (label)Contains soy
$7.99 lowest price at Wicked Cutz
Price and stock checked Oct 29, 2026
Key nutrition facts
50caloriesPer serving · 1oz (28g)
Protein
7g
Fiber
0g
Added sugar
3g▼
Sodium
110mg▲
Saturated fat
0g▲
▲ raises the score · ▼ lowers it · From the product label
Ingredients: Beef, Brown Sugar, Tamari Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Sugar), Tomato Sauce (Fresh Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, Sea Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices, Citric Acid), White Vinegar, Liquid Mesquite Smoke Flavor, Honey, Granulated Onion, Granulated Garlic, Ground Pepper, Cayenne, Cumin
68 / 100
Fair Scored automatically
Weighted as processed meatHigh confidence · Scored on 10 of 11 inputs
Nutrition · counts 20%93
Ingredients · counts 25%76
Processing · counts 25%60
Sourcing · counts 15%50
Transparency · counts 15%55
Why it scores 68
Nutrition 93 · Compared with other processed meats: less sodium (110 mg), less saturated fat (0 g); 3 g added sugar per 1oz
Ingredients 76 · Brown sugar, 2nd ingredient (added sugar, −20); Natural flavours (additive, −4); no dyes or artificial sweeteners
Processing 60 · Beef jerky with sauces, smoke flavor, sugar and honey
Sourcing 50 · Made in the USA; beef raising and ingredient origins aren't stated
Transparency 55 · Full ingredient list, but tomato sauce includes unspecified natural flavors
3 g added sugar
Contains natural flavors
Evidence behind the Ingredients deductions
Strong evidence−20 for brown sugar
Varies by additive−4 for natural flavours
Scored Oct 20, 2026 · Scoring guide v3.1 · Updated Oct 20, 2026 · See what changed

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Ingredients
Beef Brown Sugar Tamari Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Sugar) Tomato Sauce (Fresh Vine-Ripened Tomatoes, Sea Salt, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Natural Flavors, Spices, Citric Acid) White Vinegar Liquid Mesquite Smoke Flavor Honey Granulated Onion Granulated Garlic Ground Pepper Cayenne Cumin
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Sourcing

Origin not disclosed on the product page.

Additives4 additives · 3 limited risk
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.
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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