Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic

Name: Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic
Brand: Kalahari Biltong

11Avoid

Contaminants · 4

2 at/over limit

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Cadmium46 ppbof 5 ppb

Over the limit — 9.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

Arsenic42 ppbof 10 ppb

Over the limit — 4.2×FDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.010 mg/L (= EPA MCL)

LeadNDof 5 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.005 mg/L

MercuryNDof 2 ppb

Not detectedFDA bottled-water Standard of Quality, 21 CFR 165.110(b) — 0.002 mg/L

Ingredients · 12

GoodCautionAvoid

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Common questions

Is Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic healthy?

Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic scores 11/100 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 Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic?

Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic lists 12 ingredients, starting with Beef, Vinegar, Salt, Garlic Powder and Black Pepper. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic’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 Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic?

Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic compare to other jerky & meat snacks?

At 11/100 Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic 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 Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic organic?

Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic is not certified organic in our data.

Has Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic been lab tested?

Yes. 4 substances in Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic have a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic contain heavy metals?

Yes. A lab detected arsenic at 42 ppb against a 10 ppb limit and cadmium at 46 ppb against a 5 ppb limit in Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic. It also tested for lead and mercury and found none above its detection limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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Kalahari Biltong Air Dried Thinly Sliced Beef Garlic

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