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Jack Links

Jack Links: 3.7/5 average ingredient safety

Jack Links has 28 products tracked on PlainIngredients, with an average ingredient safety score of 3.7 out of 5 across scored products. Its most common product category is Meats and their products.

  • Average ingredient safety: 3.7/5 across 25 scored products
  • Top category: Meats and their products (7 products)

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28 products analyzed for ingredient safety

Brand Insight: Jack Links

Jack Links: 28 tracked products, an average ingredient safety score of 3.7 out of 5, Low-Risk-to-Safe territory on regulatory grounds. The three most represented product categories are Meats and their products, Snacks, Dried meats (10 category labels). Nutri-Score spans 3 of 5 rating bands. Scoring methodology →

How this brand-level score works

A brand-level safety profile aggregates every tracked product we associate with this brand, then summarizes how the safety scores of their ingredients are distributed across that catalog. The standing shown here reflects the additives recorded for these products in Open Food Facts, matched against current FDA and EU regulatory status, it is not an endorsement, a certification, or an independent laboratory finding. Formulations change over time and regional variants differ, so a specific item on a shelf may not match the aggregate above. Read the actual ingredient list printed on packaging before making a purchasing decision, and treat a low score as a prompt to look closer rather than a definitive verdict on a brand.

Sources: Open Food Facts (CC0) · FDA SAFFA · EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

28
Products
3.7
Avg Safety Score
10
Categories

Nutri-Score Distribution

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0
B
0
C
1
D
1
E
13

Products

4.5
Beef Jerky
2 ingredients · Low Risk
4.5
Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
4
Beef mini sticks teriyaki
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
2
Beef Steak
2 ingredients · Caution
4
Beef stick and cheese jalapeño
4 ingredients · Low Risk
3.5
Beef Tender Bites
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.9
Duo Sticks
10 ingredients · Low Risk
3.7
Duos Mango Jalapeno
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
3
Jack Link's Teriyaki Steak Bites
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
4.5
Jack link's, chicken jerky, original, original
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
4.5
Jalapeño beef jerky
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
4.5
Jalepeno Beef Jerky
2 ingredients · Low Risk
3.5
Jalepeno Cheese Stick
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
2
Kippered beef steak bites, original
1 ingredient · Caution
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Original beef jerky
0 ingredients
4.4
ORIGINAL BEEF STICK-zero sugar
5 ingredients · Low Risk
--
Original Beef Sticks
0 ingredients · Nutri-Score D
4
Original Rotisserie Chicken Strip
1 ingredient · Low Risk
4.5
Peppered beef jerky
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
4.5
Peppered beef jerky meat snacks
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
2
slim jim
2 ingredients · Caution
4
Spicy Red Pepper Beef Jerky
1 ingredient · Low Risk
3.3
Spicy Sweet Chili Flavored Meat Stick
4 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Mixed
2
tender cuts
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Caution
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Teriyaki Beef Jerky
0 ingredients
3.3
Teriyaki Beef Steak Tender Bites
4 ingredients · Mixed
5
Turkey Jerky
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Safe
4
Zero sugar beef jerky
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk

Source: Open Food Facts (product data), FDA Substances Added to Food Inventory (safety scores), EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008 Open Food Facts (product data), FDA Substances Added to Food Inventory (safety scores), EU Regulation (EC) No 1333/2008

Top Categories

  • Meats and their products 7
  • Snacks 7
  • Dried meats 5
  • Beef jerkies 5
  • Beef and its products 5
  • Meats 3
  • Prepared meats 3
  • Prepared beef meats 3
  • Meat-snack 2
  • Beef 1

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