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Is Golden island Pork Jerky ultra-processed?

Beef jerkies Sold in the United States

Pack of Golden island Pork Jerky

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:

  • 23 ingredients
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed meats and their products

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

pork, sugar, water, glute-free soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt), brown sugar, contains 2% and less of sesame seeds, garlic, salt, spices, sesame oil, onion, golden island 600 hennepin ave, ste 120, minneapolis, mn 55403 questions? let's talk, call 715-466-6644 info@goldenislandjerky.com goldenislandjerky.com o 20040463 **** consume and refrigerate witnin 3 days of opening, for the most crave-worthy-flavors, packet used to keep product fresh, do not eat packet, 76 ammed who in th in a that perf for y y welcom taste bu unforget tender fi for crave

As written on the pack

pork, sugar, water, glute-free soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt), brown sugar, contains 2% or less of sesame seeds, garlic powder, salt, spices, sesame oil, onion powder. contains: soy, sesame golden island 600 hennepin ave, ste 120, minneapolis, mn 55403 questions? let's talk. call 715-466-6644 info@goldenislandjerky.com goldenislandjerky.com o 20040463 **** consume or refrigerate witnin 3 days of opening. for the most crave-worthy-flavors, packet used to keep product fresh. do not eat packet. 76 ammed who in th in a that perf for y y welcom taste bu unforget tender fi for crave

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.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.
  • Vegetable oil Vegetable oils are pressed or extracted from seeds, nuts and fruits.

Category rules

Open Food Facts puts every product in this category in at least this group.

  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 beef jerkies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 6th. 58% of the beef jerkies 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 33 beef jerkies, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 0017082010476, last edited 10 January 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.