BEEF STEAK
BEEF STEAK by Jack Link's has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3 out of 5, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Meats and their products / Meats / Dried meats / Beef jerkies
How This Score Is Built
This 1-5 scale is an editorially-derived index, not an official government rating -- it synthesizes FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research. For BEEF STEAK, 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients carry a scored rating so far, current as of 2026-09-07.
Data draws on Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records -- cross-check with the FDA → directly, or read how we score it.
Where BEEF STEAK sits nationally
Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients
3 Top 98% higher than 2% of 58,710 scored products
Average ingredient safety score (1 = highest risk, 5 = safest), bucketed by value
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Source PlainIngredients ingredient safety index · 2026-09-07
- Sodium Nitrite - Safety score: 2/5
Ingredient Safety Breakdown
Processing Level
Ultra-processed products are formulations made mostly or entirely from substances derived from foods and additives. They typically contain ingredients not commonly used in home cooking.
Full Ingredients List
BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, FRUCTOSE, WATER, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF FLAVORS, TERIYAKI SAUCE POWDER (SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, SALT, WHEAT], SAKE, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, GARLIC, MUSTARD, GINGER, BLACK AND WHITE PEPPER, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SUCROSE, FRUCTOSE), ORANGE JUICE SOLIDS, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, PINEAPPLE JUICE SOLIDS, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SHERRY WINE SOLIDS, SODIUM NITRITE.
Product Details
- Brand
- Jack Link's
- Barcode
- 0017082000736
- Nutri-Score
- Grade E
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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Frequently asked questions
How does BEEF STEAK's safety score compare to other products?
BEEF STEAK scores 3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 98% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 1.12 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
How should BEEF STEAK's 3/5 score be read?
Each ingredient gets a 1-5 score (1 highest risk, 5 safest) built from FDA and EU regulatory status; BEEF STEAK's 3/5 is the average across every mapped ingredient it lists, landing it in the Mixed Evidence tier.
Every figure on PlainIngredients is rendered directly from FDA, EU, EFSA and U.S. state regulatory records, no number is typed in by an editor. See our editorial standards & corrections policy, the methodology behind these numbers, or report a data error.