Slim Jim NOVA 4

Slim Jim - Deli Orig

Slim Jim - Deli Orig: 3.5/5 ingredient safety

Slim Jim - Deli Orig by Slim Jim has 2 tracked ingredients, with an overall safety score of 3.5 out of 5, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products, and 1 of its ingredient carries a low safety rating.

  • Safety score 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products
  • NOVA processing classification: group 4

How This Score Is Built

Slim Jim - Deli Orig draws on FDA status, EU regulatory status, US state actions, and published research, combined into a single editorially-derived 1-5 scale (never an official government rating). 2 of its 2 tracked ingredients are scored so far; data as of 2026-09-07.

Open Food Facts, FDA, and EU regulatory records feed this score. The FDA site → has the primary record; our methodology page explains the scoring.

Where Slim Jim - Deli Orig sits nationally

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

3.5 Top 91% higher than 9% 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

3.5
Mixed Evidence
Average ingredient safety: 3.5 out of 5
Based on 2 tracked ingredients
2
Tracked Ingredients
1
Concerning
1
Low Risk / Safe
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Nutri-Score
1 ingredient 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, PORK, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL FLAVORS INCLUDING SMOKE, SALT, DEXTROSE, WATER, MALTODEXTRIN, PAPRIKA AND EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID, SOY LECITHIN, SODIUM NITRITE. CONTAINS: SOY. NO ARTIFICIAL COLORS, NO ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS

Product Details

Barcode
0026200140100
NOVA Group
4 — Ultra-processed foods
Available In
United States

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Frequently asked questions

Where does Slim Jim - Deli Orig rank on ingredient safety?

With an average ingredient safety score of 3.5/5, Slim Jim - Deli Orig sits behind 91% of the 58,710 PlainIngredients products carrying a scored ingredient list, 0.62 points below the 4.12/5 average across all scored products.

What's behind the 3.5/5 rating on Slim Jim - Deli Orig?

The 1-5 scale (5 safest) comes from FDA and EU regulatory status per ingredient. Slim Jim - Deli Orig's mapped ingredients average out to 3.5/5, which is 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.