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Beef Jerky

Beef Jerky

Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 1 additive of concern (Monosodium glutamate (MSG)).

Food health
Critical
Chemical concern
Not assessed

Allergens

  • Mustard

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Why it's rated this way

1 additive on this label is on our additives-of-concern list.

  1. 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

  • Beef56.3%No flag›
  • Water21.9%No flag›
  • Mixed condiments10.9%No flag
  • Salt5.5%No flag›
  • Brown sugar2.7%No flag›
  • Sugar1.4%No flag›
  • Mustard0.7%No flag
  • Monosodium glutamate · E6210.3%Moderate

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

  • Garlic0.2%No flag›
  • Red bell pepper<0.1%No flag›
  • Sodium erythorbate · E316<0.1%No flag
  • Onion<0.1%No flag›
  • Spice<0.1%No flag›
  • Brown sugar5.5%No flag›
  • Sweet baby ray's jerky base2.7%No flag
  • Vinegar1.4%No flag›
  • Dextrin · E14000.7%No flag
  • Modified food st0.7%No flag
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BEEF, WATER, SEASONING BLEND (SALT, BROWN SUGAR, SUGAR, MUSTARD, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, RED PEPPER, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, ONION POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVE), BROWN SUGAR, SWEET BABY RAY'S JERKY BASE (VINEGAR POWDER, (DEXTRIN, MODIFIED FOOD ST

Alerts

Declared allergens

This product declares Mustard.

Declared on pack via Open Food Facts · updated 24 Feb 2025

Food health

Nutrition profile and additives of concern

Contains additive of concern
  • 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 · 3 not assessed

3 of 4 ingredients not yet assessed · Show all

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How we assembled this record: source coverage, image cache state, review state, and the active product version.

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