Tender Bites Teriyaki Beef Sticks

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Jack Link's Tender Bites Teriyaki Beef Sticks scores 17/100 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. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 13g protein and 5g sugar. 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.

Jack Link's Tender Bites Teriyaki Beef Sticks lists 17 ingredients, starting with Beef, Sugar, Water, Salt and Soy Sauce. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

90 kcal per serving, or 257 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Jack Link's Tender Bites Teriyaki Beef Sticks on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 17/100 Jack Link's Tender Bites Teriyaki Beef Sticks scores worse than most fresh meat we have scored. A higher-scoring option in fresh meat is Simply Nature Organic 100% Grass Fed Ground Beef 85% Lean 15% Fat at 100/100.