Original Beef & Cheese
Original Beef & Cheese by Jack Link's has 6 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 4.3 out of 5, 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.
- Safety score 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
- NOVA processing classification: group 4
Product Insight: Original Beef & Cheese
Original Beef & Cheese by Jack Link's is tracked in PlainIngredients with 6 identified ingredients and carries an overall safety rating of 4.3 out of 5, a Low-Risk-to-Safe tier backed by FDA and EU regulatory status. On the NOVA processing scale, this product falls into Group 4 (Ultra-processed foods), and no Nutri-Score label has been assigned by Open Food Facts contributors. Within the identified ingredient list, 1 ingredient is currently flagged as Caution or High Risk and warrant individual review via the linked ingredient pages, while 5 ingredients sit at the Low-Risk or Safe end of the scale. This product's average ingredient safety score is 0.18 points above the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.
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- Sodium Nitrate - 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 stick: Beef, water, salt, corn syrup, flavors, dextrose, sugar, sodium erythorbate, lactic acid, starter culture, citric acid, sodium nitrate, bha, bht, casing (caramel, red 3, annatto). Pasturized Process cheese: cultured pasteurized milk, water, salt, sodium phosphate, sorbic acid, paprika extract, tumeric extract, enzymes
Product Details
- Brand
- Jack Link's
- Barcode
- 0017082884435
- NOVA Group
- 4 — Ultra-processed foods
- Available In
- United States
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