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Is Chomps Jalapeño Beef Sticks ultra-processed?

9.2 oz Snacks variety packs Sold in the United States

Pack of Chomps Jalapeño Beef Sticks

It's processed, but not ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Whole foods combined with:

  • 14 ingredients
  • 1 additive
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed snacks variety packs

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Grass-fed and finished beef, water, less than 2% of (encapsulated lactic acid), sea salt, jalapeño peppers, celery powder (celery powder, sea salt), cherry, black pepper, red pepper, garlic, coriander

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Grass-fed & finished beef, water, less than 2% of: encapsulated lactic acid, sea salt, jalapeño peppers, cultured celery powder (celery powder, sea salt), cherry powder, black pepper, red pepper, garlic powder, coriander.

What makes it processed

Culinary ingredients

Kitchen staples like sugar, salt and oil. On their own they make a food processed, not ultra-processed.

  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 24 snacks variety packs

From least to most processed, this one ranks 9th. 63% of the snacks variety packs here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 24 snacks variety packs, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0850015892677, last edited 20 June 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of E (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.