Beef jerkies
Duke's Original Recipe Smoked Shorty Sausages
142 g
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- High in saturated fat
- Contains nitrites or nitrates
- Contains added sugars
- No synthetic dyes
Why it scores 29
Duke's Original Recipe Smoked Shorty Sausages scores 29 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Sugar: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
- minus 9 points Saturated fat 16 g / 100 g: Very high in saturated fat. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better jerky and meat sticks
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Fatty Jalapeño Smoked Meat Stick Sweetwood Smoke & Co USA · 2 oz Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 79 out of 100 , 50 points higher -
LK Beef Stick Larissa’s Kitchen · 12 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 74 out of 100 , 45 points higher -
Mild Cheddar cheese snack sticks Trader Joe's Less salt · No nitrites or nitrates Score 76 out of 100 , 47 points higher -
Sticks Colby & Monterey Jack Cheese Snack Sticks Happy Farms · 9 oz Less salt · No nitrites or nitrates Score 70 out of 100 , 41 points higher -
Grass-fed Beef Sticks Country Archer · 4 oz Not ultra-processed · No added sugars Score 74 out of 100 , 45 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Original Recipe Smoked Shorty Sausages
Ingredients
- Sugar minus 20 points
- Cultured celery powder (natural nitrite source) minus 7.5 points
- Natural flavors minus 2.5 points
- Collagen minus 1.5 points
- Carmine minus 1.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 3 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 3 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Saturated fat 16 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Salt 4.1 g / 100 g minus 9 points
- Energy 520 kcal / 100 g minus 3 points
- Protein 28 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 71 = 29
Can’t score above 79. Contains sugar, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in fat, saturated fat and salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 520 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 44 g |
| Saturated fat | 16 g |
| Trans fat | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g |
| Added sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Protein | 28 g |
| Salt | 4.1 g |
Serving: 2 links (25 g)
Ingredients
- pork
- salt
- chopped parsley
- cane sugar (high concern)
- spices
- cultured celery powder (moderate concern)
- sea salt
- vinegar
- citric acid
- roasted garlic
- rosemary extract
- natural flavors
- beef collagen casing
- carmine
Label text, as published
pork, salt, chopped parsley, cane sugar, spices, cultured celery powder, sea salt, vinegar, citric acid, roasted garlic, rosemary extract, natural flavors, beef collagen casing, carmine
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
More beef jerkies on GoodSwap
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Original Beef Stick Chomps · 1.15 oz (33 g) High in saltHigh in saturated fatContains nitrites or nitrates Score 75 out of 100 Good -
Original Beef Mini Stick Chomps · 0.5 oz/14 g High in saltHigh in saturated fatContains nitrites or nitrates Score 75 out of 100 Good -
American Wagyu Beef Jerky Snake River Farms · 283 g High in saltHigh in saturated fatContains nitrites or nitratesContains added sugars Score 29 out of 100 Poor -
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More from Duke's
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“the presence of nitrites and nitrates in foods can give rise to the formation of nitrosamines some of which are carcinogenic.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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21 CFR 101.22 Foods; labeling of spices, flavorings, colorings and chemical preservatives
“whose significant function in food is flavoring rather than nutritional.”
ecfr.gov
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21 CFR 73.100 Cochineal extract; carmine
“shall specifically declare the presence of the color additive by listing its respective common or usual name, “cochineal extract” or “carmine,””
ecfr.gov
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Saturated fatty acid and trans-fatty acid intake for adults and children: WHO guideline
“WHO recommends that adults and children reduce saturated fatty acid intake to 10% of total energy intake (strong recommendation).”
who.int
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org