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Mesquite peppered beef jerky
Greenveil's read: consider avoiding. Food health critical · 2 additives of concern (worst: Sodium nitrate).
- Critical
Allergens
No allergens listed for this product in our data yet — check the pack.
Checked against the Open Food Facts record · updated 16 Dec 2025
Why it's rated this way
2 additives on this label are on our additives-of-concern list.
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.
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.
Ingredients
- Natural flavouring2.3%No flag
- Natural smoke flavouring2.3%No flag
- Monosodium glutamate · E6212.3%Moderate
Flavour enhancer; self-reported intolerance ('MSG symptom complex'); EFSA flagged exposure above the group ADI.
- Sodium nitrate · E2513.2%Moderate
Reducible to nitrite in vivo; precursor to nitrosamine formation in cured meats.
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Beef, water, Brown sugar, salt, sugar, natural flavorings, dextrose, natural smoke flavor, monosodium glutamate, 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
2 of 6 ingredients not yet assessed · Show allHide
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