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Slim Jim

Slim Jim: 3.5/5 average ingredient safety

According to Open Food Facts product counts PlainIngredients indexes, Slim Jim ranks #302 of 7,257 by catalog size (33 tracked products), with an average ingredient safety score of 3.5 out of 5 across scored products. Its most common product category is Snacks.

  • #302 of 7,257 by tracked product count
  • Average ingredient safety: 3.5/5 across 30 scored products
  • Top category: Snacks (14 products)

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33 products analyzed for ingredient safety

Brand Insight: Slim Jim

Slim Jim: 33 tracked products, an average ingredient safety score of 3.5 out of 5, Mixed-Evidence territory where regulatory consensus is still forming. The three most represented product categories are Snacks, Meats and their products, Prepared 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

33
Products
3.5
Avg Safety Score
10
Categories

Nutri-Score Distribution

A
0
B
0
C
1
D
2
E
11

Products

3.3
Beef Jerky, Teriyaki
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
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Big Boss Slim Jim Mild
0 ingredients
3.5
Bites Original
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.8
Chile Limon Monster Slim Jim
4 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Low Risk
3.5
Mild Smoked Snack Stick, Mild
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
5
Monster size smoked snack stick
1 ingredient · Safe
3.5
original monster shortboi
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Original monster slim Jim
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
ORIGINAL SNACK SIZE STICKS
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Original Snack Size Sticks
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Original Sticks
2 ingredients · Mixed
--
Pepperoni N Cheese
0 ingredients
3.5
Savage Size
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Savage Size Spicy Smoked Snack Stick
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Slim Jim - Deli Orig
2 ingredients · Mixed
3
Slim Jim mills beef and cheese single small on side of end cap
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Slim Jim monster mild single
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.5
Slim Jim Original Savage Size
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Slim jim pickle
2 ingredients · Mixed
2
Slim Jim, Dare, Beef Jerky, Freakin' Hot Habanero, Freakin' Hot Habanero
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score D · Caution
2
Slim Jim, Dare, Beef Jerky, Kinda Hot Chili Pepper, Kinda Hot Chili Pepper
1 ingredient · Nutri-Score D · Caution
3.3
Slim Jim, Smoked Snack Stick, Tabasco Spiced, Tabasco Spiced
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.5
Smoked Snack Stick
2 ingredients · Mixed
3.5
Smoked Snack Stick
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
5
Smoked Snack Stick
1 ingredient · Safe
--
Smoked Snack Stick
0 ingredients
3.3
Smoked Snack Stick
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.5
Smoked Snack Stick
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score C · Mixed
5
Smoked Snack Stick
1 ingredient · Safe
3.5
Smoked Snack Stick
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.3
Smoked Snack Stick, Original
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.3
Smoked Snack Sticks, Tabasco Spiced
3 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed
3.5
Spicy Snack Sticks
2 ingredients · Nutri-Score E · Mixed

Compare beyond this brand

Nationwide brands with similar catalog profiles

Two PlainIngredients-derived peer sets for Slim Jim: closest on tracked product count (33 here) and closest on mean additive safety score (3.5/5 here). Rows stay link-disjoint so each axis is a distinct neighborhood, not a largest-catalog strip.

Similar mean additive safety

Nearest other brands by average mapped additive safety (floored at ≥50 scored products), distinct from the count row.

8 peers

Counts and averages from Open Food Facts labels matched to FDA SAFFA / EU additive status; neither axis is a health outcome or dietary advice.

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

Top Categories

  • Snacks 14
  • Meats and their products 6
  • Prepared meats 5
  • Salty snacks 3
  • Sausages 3
  • Sweet snacks 2
  • Meat preparations 2
  • Snack-stick 1
  • Bars 1
  • Appetizers 1

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