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Beef jerky sweet and spicy
BridgfordMeats And Their Products · 0047500017039

Beef jerky sweet and spicy

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health high · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrate).

Food health
High
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.

Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 18 Mar 2026

Why it's rated this way

2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. Sodium nitrateModerate concernReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.
  2. Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Moderate concernFlavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    What it is
    Its role isn't recorded in our data yet.
    Why it's flagged
    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
    Regulatory basis
    Greenveil's curated additives-of-concern list, which cites the authority behind each entry.
    How sure we are
    High confidence. Matched by the additive code declared on the label.

A food's rating also reflects nutrition (Nutri-Score) and processing (NOVA); the additives above are the ingredient-level part of it.

Ingredients

  • Pork67.1%No flag›
  • Water16.5%No flag›
  • Mixed condiments2.6%No flag
  • Salt0.2%No flag›
  • Brown sugar0.2%No flag›
  • Spice0.2%No flag›
  • Dextrose0.2%No flag›
  • Flavouring0.2%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.2%Moderate

    Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E3160.2%No flag
  • Paprika0.2%No flag›
  • Paprika0.2%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrate · E2510.2%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

  • Sugar2.6%No flag›
  • Sodium nitrate · E25111.2%Moderate

    Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.

Show original label text

pork, water, seasoning blend (salt, brown sugar, spices, dextrose, flavorings, monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, sodium erythorbate, paprika, extractives of paprika, sodium nitrate), sugar, sodium nitrate

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • Sodium nitrateReducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
  • Monosodium glutamate (MSG)Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.

Per-ingredient concern · chemical identity, not food safety

What drives this

1 moderate · 1 low · 1 not assessed

1 of 3 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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