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Is Jack Links Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot ultra-processed?

Beef jerkies Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Jack Links Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot

Yes, it's ultra-processed

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

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 19 ingredients
  • 3 additives
  • Nutri-Score E

Less processed beef jerkies

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

Beef, sugar, sea salt, spices (contain CELERY), yeast extract, curing salt (salt, preservative (sodium nitrite)), flavourings, antioxidant (extracts of rosemary), acidity regulator (citric acid), pineapple, wood smoke, keeps without refrigeration, Oxygen absorber in packaging is not edible

Additives: E250 Sodium nitrite , E330 Citric acid , E392 Extracts of rosemary

As written on the pack

Beef, sugar, sea salt, spices (contain CELERY), yeast extract, curing salt (salt, preservative (sodium nitrite)), flavourings, antioxidant (extracts of rosemary), acidity regulator (citric acid), pineapple powder, wood smoke. May contain traces of SOY and WHEAT. Packaged in a protective atmosphere, keeps without refrigeration. Oxygen absorber in packaging is not edible.

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.
5 ingredients that would only make it processed

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

  • E250 Sodium nitrite Preservatives are substances which prolong the shelf-life of foods by protecting them against deterioration caused by micro-organisms and/or which protect against growth of pathogenic micro-organisms.
  • Prepared meats Products in the category "Prepared meats" are at least group 3.
  • Preservative Preservatives slow spoilage by microbes.
  • Salt Salt, added for taste and preservation.
  • Sugar Sugar refined from sugar cane or beet.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 beef jerkies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 30th. 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 4251097420066, last edited 9 April 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.