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Is Think Jerky Beef Jerky Classic ultra-processed?

Beef jerkies Sold in the United States

Pack of Think Jerky Beef Jerky Classic

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:

  • 10 ingredients
  • No additives

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

grass-fed beef 100%, water, brown sugar, orange juice (oranges), salt, sugar, garlic, onion, black pepper

As written on the pack

100% GRASS-FED BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE (ORANGES), SALT, HARDWOOD SMOKED SUGAR, GRANULATED GARLIC, GRANULATED ONION, BLACK PEPPER

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.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 33 beef jerkies

From least to most processed, this one ranks 2nd. 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 0850941006247, last edited 24 March 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.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.