Jack Link's Nutri-Score E NOVA 4

Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki

Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki: 3.3/5 ingredient safety

Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki by Jack Link's has 4 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.3 out of 5, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products. Its Nutri-Score is E, and 2 of its ingredients carry a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

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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 Tender Bites Teriyaki, 4 of its 4 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 Tender Bites Teriyaki sits nationally

Average ingredient safety score vs. 58,710 other scored products in PlainIngredients

3.3 Top 93% higher than 7% 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

3.3
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.3 out of 5
Based on 4 tracked ingredients
4
Tracked Ingredients
2
Concerning
2
Low Risk / Safe
E
Nutri-Score
2 ingredients flagged for safety concerns

Ingredient Safety Breakdown

Processing Level

4
NOVA Group 4
Ultra-processed foods

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, SUGAR, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), FRUCTOSE, FLAVORS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SODIUM NITRITE, TREATED WITH A SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM SORBATE TO ENSURE FRESHNESS, SOY, WHEAT

Compare beyond brand

Nationwide peers by additive safety & ingredient depth

Two PlainIngredients-derived comparison paths for Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki: nearest mean mapped additive safety score and nearest mapped ingredient count among indexable products with at least 3 scored additives, excluding same-brand siblings. Scores describe regulatory and research signals on additives, not dietary advice.

Product Details

Barcode
0017082014580
Nutri-Score
Grade E
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

How does Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki's safety score compare to other products?

Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki scores 3.3 out of 5 for average ingredient safety, in the bottom 93% of the 58,710 products in PlainIngredients with a scored ingredient list, 0.82 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

How should Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki's 3.3/5 score be read?

PlainIngredients scores each ingredient 1 (highest risk) to 5 (safest) from FDA and EU regulatory status, then averages the scores of every ingredient this product lists that we could map. A 3.3/5 average places Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki 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.