Original Deli Style Beef Sticks by Old Trapper · GreenveilSaving recent analysis
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VerdictConsider avoidingOriginal Deli Style Beef Sticks
Ingredients0Coverage0/0 resolvedDriversNo priority drivers flagged
Decision lens
Decision lens
Focused on pregnancy. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
Food health
Nutrition profile and additives of concern
Food healthCritical⚠Contains additive of concern- Sodium nitriteForms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA)Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT)Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
Why this band?How the nutrition, processing, and additive signals combine into the overall food-health band.
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Overall food-health bandFood healthCritical
- 1nutrition base band "critical" from nutri-score
- 2ultra-processed (NOVA 4) worsens band by one
- 3final band "critical" (health-blend-v1)
Flagged additives
- Sodium nitrite — Forms carcinogenic nitrosamines in cured/processed meat; processed meat classified IARC Group 1.
- Butylated hydroxyanisole (BHA) — Antioxidant; classified as possibly carcinogenic to humans (animal forestomach tumours).
- Butylated hydroxytoluene (BHT) — Antioxidant; animal-study tumour/endocrine signals; structurally related to BHA.
- Monosodium glutamate (MSG) — Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
blend health-blend-v1
Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety
Ingredients (18)
- Beef52.77777777777778%—›
- Beef hearts23.61111111111111%—›
- Water11.805555555555557%—›
- Hydrolyzed milk protein5.902777777777779%—
- Reduced lactose whey2.9513888888888857%—›
- Hydro lyzed corn protein1.4756944444444429%—
- Corn syrup solids0.7378472222222214%—›
- Salt0.36892361111111427%—›
- Spices0.18446180555555713%—›
- Monosodium glutamate0.09223090277777857%⚠ moderate
- Dextrose0.04611545138888573%—›
- Sodium phosphate0.023057725694442865%—
- Natural flavorings0.011528862847221433%—
- Lactic acid starter culture0.005764431423614269%—
- Sodium erythorbate0.0028822157118071345%—
- Sodium nitrite0.0014411078559035673%⚠ high
- Bha0.0007205539279482309%⚠ moderate
- Bht0.0007205539279482309%⚠ moderate
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Beef, beef hearts, water, hydrolyzed milk protein, reduced lactose whey, hydro lyzed corn protein, corn syrup solids, salt, spices, monosodium glutamate, dextrose, sodium phosphate, natural flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht.
Decision read
Probably skip for pregnancy
Probably skipThis read is based on the product's overall critical safety band; no per-ingredient chemical concern data is published for it yet.
Driven by the product's overall food/cosmetic safety band, not per-ingredient chemical concern. Surface the pregnancy-specific cautions first.
No ingredient drivers are available for this product.