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Traditionally Crafted Pepper Jack Sticks, Pepper Jack

Processing Score
7.1Highly Processed
Nutrition Score
3.5/10Fair

The processing score reflects 22 ingredients, including preservatives. The nutrition score reflects high sodium, saturated fat and total fat.

Nutrition Highlights

Good Protein Source

Nutrient Alerts

High SodiumHigh FatHigh Saturated Fat
Data Updated
Oct 18, 2026
UPC
072431050718
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Nutrition Facts
Serving size45 g
Amount per serving
Calories
120
% Daily Value*
Total Fat 8g
10%
Saturated Fat 4g
20%
Trans Fat 0g
Cholesterol 30mg
10%
Sodium 410mg
18%
Total Carbohydrate 1g
0%
Dietary Fiber 0g
0%
Total Sugars 1g
Protein 8g
Calcium 60mg
5%
Iron 0.7mg
4%

* The % Daily Value (DV) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet. 2,000 calories a day is used for general nutrition advice.

Ingredients

16 listed · 2 flagged for review

BEEF, PORK, NATURAL PEPPER JACK CHEESE (PASTEURIZED MILK, JALAPENO PEPPERS, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES [POTATO STARCH AND POWDERED CELLULOSE TO PREVENT CAKING], NATAMYCIN [A NATURAL MOLD INHIBITOR]), WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, JALAPENO PEPPER, ONION AND GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, MUSTARD, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, SODIUM TRIPOLYPHOSPHATE, THORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SODIUM CITRATE, NATURAL LAMB CASINGS.

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Why Does This Score Highly Processed?

In our analysis, Traditionally Crafted Pepper Jack Sticks, Pepper Jack scores Highly Processed. That classification is shaped by ingredients commonly associated with ultra-processed foods:

Within Cheese, this product is more processed than about 78% of the 19,171 products we've analyzed.

Processing classification reflects ingredient and additive analysis, not a judgment of any product's safety, quality, or healthfulness.

What These Ingredients Tell Us

We group Traditionally Crafted Pepper Jack Sticks, Pepper Jack's ingredients into ingredient categories and note how each relates to food processing. The notes below describe the category, not this specific product's formulation.

Salt & SodiumProcessing indicator

In this product: Salt.

Basic preservative, but high amounts indicate processing.

Sugars & Natural SweetenersProcessing indicator

In this product: Dextrose.

Natural sugars acceptable in moderation, excessive amounts indicate UPF.

MineralsProcessing indicator

In this product: Sodium Citrate.

Added minerals often compensate for processing.

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