Pepper Jack Cheese Beef Sticks
The processing score reflects 35 ingredients, including MSG, preservatives, corn syrup, plus 1 more we flag. The nutrition score reflects high sodium and saturated fat.
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Ingredients
11 listed · 5 flagged for reviewBEEF, PEPPER CHEESE (CULTURED MILK, WATER, SKIM MILK, WHEY, JALAPENO PEPPERS, RED BELL PEPPERS, CREAM, SALT, SORBIC ACID [PRESERVATIVE], NATURAL FLAVORS, ENZYMES, POWDERED CELLULOSE [TO PREVENT CAKING], POTASSIUM SORBATE AND NATAMYCIN [PRESERVATIVES]), BROWN SUGAR (SUGAR MOLASSES), BEEF STICK SEASONING (SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SPICES, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), WATER, CITRIC ACID, QUICK CURE (SALT, SODIUM NITRITE, DEXTROSE, RED 3), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, RED PEPPER, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, GARLIC POWDER.
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What These Ingredients Tell Us
We group Pepper Jack Cheese Beef Sticks' ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.
- Other AdditivesUPF marker
In this product: Sodium Erythorbate.
Miscellaneous additives generally indicate processing.
- Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator
In this product: Brown Sugar (Sugar Molasses), Quick Cure (Salt, Sodium Nitrite, Dextrose, Red 3).
Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.
- Food AcidsProcessing indicator
In this product: Citric Acid.
Common in both traditional and industrial foods.
- MineralsProcessing indicator
In this product: Sodium Phosphate.
Added minerals often compensate for processing.
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