Caution

Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue

by Bridgford Foods Corporation

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0047500016124 · Bridgford Foods Corporation · Snacks. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0047500016124 · Serving size 1 ONZ (28 g)

The verdict

Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue by Bridgford Foods Corporation scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 35 labeled ingredients with FDA SAFFA regulatory records and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings; 2 ingredients are flagged for caution. The source parser split this into a very long 35-component record, beginning with Beef, Water, Seasoning Blend. That density can include amounts and label fragments, so verify the physical label before relying on ingredient order or completeness. This is not a recall, allergy, medical, or dietary-safety determination.

80/100
Caution safety score
2
Few flagged · of 35 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
E
Nutri-Score nutrition grade

Computed directly from OpenFoodFacts ingredient data cross-referenced with FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine ratings. See our methodology for the scoring formula.

Composite profile score

One verdict from three independent sources

48/100

Grade D

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

E

Nutri-Score front-of-pack nutrition grade

Weighted 50% ingredient safety / 25% processing level / 25% nutrition grade. A dimension with no data for this product (common: source coverage is partial) is dropped and its weight redistributes across the remaining dimensions, so missing data never silently lowers the score. See the full benchmark table.

00016124 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 35 ing. REG-SPARSE 26% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-E Nutri-E RANK-SHORT Len top 14% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Sweet baby ray's · ±0 BOOK-OFF …016124 · July 2026

9 of 35 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00016124 · Open Food Facts · July 2026. The screening score and flag counts are in the verdict band above. This desk is the provenance stamp, not a second scorecard. Methodology · Read with nearest score peer: Sweet baby ray's sweet teriyaki beef jerky · Nearest score peer is Sweet baby ray's sweet teriyaki beef jerky at the same screening score.

Screening model notes

How Nutri-Score, NOVA, and list length read this record

The composite for this product falls in the second band of the four-tier framework. That band collects labels whose registry-rated components pull the derived score down measurably without dominating it. Position inside a band is not visible from the band name, and two labels sharing it can differ in how many components were rated and how severely. This is a threshold on an index computed here from public data, not a regulatory classification of any kind; the exact cut-offs are published on the methodology page.

Nutri-Score assigned its lowest band to this label. The algorithm reserves that grade for nutrition panels where the values it penalises sit well above the components it credits. The two systems on this page measure genuinely different things: a product can hold this grade while carrying no additive flagged by the registries screened below, and a product graded well can carry several. Neither reading substitutes for the other, and the per-component table is where the additive picture is set out.

This label parsed into a long component list. Where many entries are screened at once, the composite tends to reflect the overall mix of registry ratings returned rather than the rating of any one entry. Longer declarations also carry more sub-listed and compound entries, where a parenthetical group is resolved into its parts, so the parsed count can exceed what a reader counts on the packaging.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Honey barbecue beef jerky…80/1002. Sweet baby ray's sweet teriyaki beef jerky: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Sweet baby ray's sweet te…80/1003. Sweet 'N Spicy Beef Jerky: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet 'N Spicy Beef Jerky80/1004. Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky, sweet 'n spicy: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky…80/1005. Peppered Beef Jerky, Peppered: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Peppered Beef Jerky, Pepp…80/100
High-band neighbours for Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue (80/100) outside Bridgford Foods Corporation.
Chart values as text

Unit: PlainFoodSafe screening score out of 100. Data current as of July 2026.

Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue
80/100
Sweet baby ray's sweet teriyaki beef jerky
80/100
Sweet 'N Spicy Beef Jerky
80/100
Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky, sweet 'n spicy
80/100
Peppered Beef Jerky, Peppered
80/100

How It Compares to Its Category

Among the 88,006 products we've scored in the Snacks category, the average safety score is 86.1/100. Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue scores 6.1 points below that category average (80/100 vs. 86.1/100), so it is a comparatively weaker pick for shoppers screening within that category specifically, rather than against the product catalog as a whole.

Ingredient-list length vs other Snacks products

Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue lists 35 ingredients on its label

35 86th percentile a longer ingredient list than 86% of the 81,477 products we track

0–2: 275 products (0%). Below this entry. 2–4: 2,901 products (4%). Below this entry. 4–6: 4,248 products (5%). Below this entry. 6–8: 5,408 products (7%). Below this entry. 8–10: 5,486 products (7%). Below this entry. 10–12: 5,840 products (7%). Below this entry. 12–14: 6,252 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 6,724 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 6,221 products (8%). Below this entry. 18–20: 5,168 products (6%). Below this entry. 20–22: 4,508 products (6%). Below this entry. 22–24: 3,809 products (5%). Below this entry. 24–26: 3,567 products (4%). Below this entry. 26–28: 2,829 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 2,282 products (3%). Below this entry. 30–32: 1,905 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 1,715 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 1,572 products (2%). This entry sits in this band. 36–38: 1,417 products (2%). Above this entry. 38–40: 1,284 products (2%). Above this entry. 40–42: 8,066 products (10%). Above this entry. This product 0 42 every published Snacks product, bucketed by value

Each bar is a band; taller bars hold more products. The dashed line + filled bar mark this entry. Hover or tap any bar for its full count, share, and where it sits relative to this entry.

Distribution as text

81,477 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 35 (86th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
275 products (0%)
2–4
2,901 products (4%)
4–6
4,248 products (5%)
6–8
5,408 products (7%)
8–10
5,486 products (7%)
10–12
5,840 products (7%)
12–14
6,252 products (8%)
14–16
6,724 products (8%)
16–18
6,221 products (8%)
18–20
5,168 products (6%)
20–22
4,508 products (6%)
22–24
3,809 products (5%)
24–26
3,567 products (4%)
26–28
2,829 products (3%)
28–30
2,282 products (3%)
30–32
1,905 products (2%)
32–34
1,715 products (2%)
34–36
1,572 products (2%)
36–38
1,417 products (2%)
38–40
1,284 products (2%)
40 and above
8,066 products (10%)

Source Open Food Facts, product label ingredient lists · July 2026

Ingredient-list length is a descriptive property of the label, not a safety rating. A longer list is not automatically worse and a shorter one is not automatically better; the count is shown so the label can be placed against a comparable population. The comparison here runs against the 81,477 Snacks products we publish with a parsed label, not against the whole catalogue, because list length varies far more between categories than within one.

Ingredient Safety Analysis

How the 80/100 score is built

Screening starts at 100 and subtracts severity-weighted FDA SAFFA / CSPI flags (2 flagged of 35 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef
2
Water
3
Seasoning Blend
4
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
5
Brown Sugar
6
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
7
Mustard
8
Msg
9
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
10
Red Pepper
11
Sodium Erythorbate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DOUGH STRENGTHENER, FLOUR TREATING AGENT, OXIDIZING OR REDUCING AGENT, PROCESSING AID, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT
Safe GRAS
12
Onion Powder
13
Spice Extractive
14
Sweet Baby Ray's Jerky Base
15
Vinegar Powder
16
Dextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Safe GRAS
17
Modified Food Starch
18
Vinegar Solids
19
Tomato Powder
20
Pineapple Juice Powder
21
Maltodextrin
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Safe GRAS
22
Pineapple Juice
23
Worcestershire Sauce Powder
24
Molasses
25
Corn Syrup
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, DRYING AGENT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, HUMECTANT, LEAVENING AGENT, NUTRIENT SUPPLEMENT, NUTRITIVE SWEETENER, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, TEXTURIZER
Cut Back GRAS
26
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
27
Garlic Powder
28
Spices
29
Tamarind
30
natural flavor and sulfating agents maltodextrin
31
Natural Smoke Flavor
32
Not More Than 2% Silicon Dioxide Added To Prevent Caking
33
Honey Powder
34
Honey
35
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned

Full Ingredient List

Beef, water, seasoning blend (salt, brown sugar, sugar, mustard, monosodium glutamate, dehydrated garlic, red pepper, sodium erythorbate, onion powder, spice extractive), brown sugar, sweet baby ray's jerky base (vinegar powder, [dextrin, modified food starch, vinegar solids], tomato powder, pineapple juice powder, [maltodextrin, pineapple juice], worcestershire sauce powder, [{distilled vinegar, molasses, corn syrup, salt, caramel color, garlic powder, sugar, spices, tamarind, natural flavor and sulfating agents} maltodextrin], natural smoke flavor, spices, and not more than 2% silicon dioxide added to prevent caking), honey powder (maltodextrin, honey), sodium nitrite.

Categories

Snacks Meats and their products Meats Dried meats Beef jerkies

High-score cross-brand comparables for Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue

Neighbours outside Bridgford Foods Corporation with screening scores in the same high band as Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bridgford Foods Corporation; these peers cross brands.

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Follow the flagged-label evidence

Sodium Nitrite is the first flagged ingredient selected from Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 35-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue's 2 flagged ingredients with a product from the same score neighbourhood. Compare labels
  • Check how caution flags contribute to the derived screening score before drawing a dietary conclusion. Read the method

This page describes published ingredient-list and source coverage. It is not dietary or medical advice.

Barcode 0047500016124: product data from Open Food Facts (July 2026). Screening from FDA SAFFA and CSPI Chemical Cuisine where attached. Figures are computed from those sources, not editor-typed. Methodology. Reference only, not dietary or medical advice.