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Food Lion Food Lion Original Beef Jerky

Food Lion Original Beef Jerky

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Ingredients · 16

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Is Food Lion Original Beef Jerky healthy?

Food Lion Original Beef Jerky scores 30/100 on Tallow — our avoid band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Food Lion Original Beef Jerky?

Food Lion Original Beef Jerky lists 16 ingredients, starting with Beef, Water, Sugar, Salt and Maltodextrin. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Food Lion Original Beef Jerky contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Food Lion Original Beef Jerky’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Food Lion Original Beef Jerky?

Food Lion Original Beef Jerky is NOVA group 4: ultra-processed. That is the top of the scale and the classification the score penalises most heavily.

How does Food Lion Original Beef Jerky compare to other jerky & meat snacks?

At 30/100 Food Lion Original Beef Jerky scores worse than most jerky & meat snacks we have scored. A higher-scoring option in jerky & meat snacks is Brooklyn Biltong Naked Classic Tender Steak Slices at 95/100.

Is Food Lion Original Beef Jerky organic?

Food Lion Original Beef Jerky is not certified organic in our data.

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