Caution

Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky

by Bridgford

Open Food Facts label for barcode 0047500019880 · Bridgford. Screening numbers and flags live in the verdict band below. This hero only situates the source record.

Barcode 0047500019880

The verdict

Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky by Bridgford scores 80/100 in PlainFoodSafe's ingredient screening. We compared its 48 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 48-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 48 analyzed
Group 4
Ultra-processed
0047500019880
Barcode (UPC/EAN)

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

57/100

Grade C

Ingredient Safety

80/100

FDA/CSPI flagged-ingredient screening

Processing Level

NOVA 4

Ultra-processed foods

Nutrition Grade

N/A

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.

00019880 · Open Food Facts · July 2026

Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky label screening desk

SCORE-CAUT 80/100 FLAG-FEW 2 flagged LEN-DENSE 48 ing. REG-PART 35% reg. NOVA-G4 G4 ultra NUTRI-UNK Nutri n/a RANK-SHORT Len top 4% LEAD-FLAG Sodium Nitrite PHOTO-FINISH Original Beef Jerky · ±0 BOOK-OFF …019880 · July 2026

17 of 48 parsed ingredients carry FDA SAFFA or CSPI coverage (lead: Sodium Nitrite). Source sheet 00019880 · 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: Original Beef Jerky · Nearest score peer is Original 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.

No Nutri-Score grade is present for this record in the OpenFoodFacts snapshot this page is built from. The nutritional dimension is absent rather than assessed and withheld: the grade depends on a complete declared nutrition panel, and community-contributed records vary in how much of that panel they carry. Nothing about the missing grade implies anything either way about the panel itself. The screen below covers additive ratings only and does not depend on the nutrition figures.

The declared list is among the longer ones in this catalogue. A component set this wide means the screen returns many individual ratings, and the composite accumulates a large number of small contributions instead of turning on a handful of entries. At this length the per-component table below is substantially more informative than the single figure, because the figure compresses a great deal of variation into one number.

Cross-brand screening score neighbourhood

1. Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #11. Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky80/1002. Original Beef Jerky: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #22. Original Beef Jerky80/1003. Sweet Teriyaki Beef Jerky: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #33. Sweet Teriyaki Beef Jerky80/1004. Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #44. Honey barbecue beef jerky…80/1005. Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky, sweet 'n spicy: 80/100 · 100% of the leader · rank #55. Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky…80/100
High-band neighbours for Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky (80/100) outside Bridgford.
Chart values as text

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

Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky
80/100
Original Beef Jerky
80/100
Sweet Teriyaki Beef Jerky
80/100
Honey barbecue beef jerky, honey barbecue
80/100
Sweet 'n spicy beef jerky, sweet 'n spicy
80/100

Ingredient-list length vs every product we publish

Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky lists 48 ingredients on its label

48 96th percentile a longer ingredient list than 96% of the 359,392 products we track

0–2: 6,050 products (2%). Below this entry. 2–4: 24,522 products (7%). Below this entry. 4–6: 31,054 products (9%). Below this entry. 6–8: 30,981 products (9%). Below this entry. 8–10: 31,618 products (9%). Below this entry. 10–12: 29,943 products (8%). Below this entry. 12–14: 28,403 products (8%). Below this entry. 14–16: 27,417 products (8%). Below this entry. 16–18: 24,508 products (7%). Below this entry. 18–20: 19,062 products (5%). Below this entry. 20–22: 14,679 products (4%). Below this entry. 22–24: 12,238 products (3%). Below this entry. 24–26: 10,830 products (3%). Below this entry. 26–28: 9,344 products (3%). Below this entry. 28–30: 7,955 products (2%). Below this entry. 30–32: 6,753 products (2%). Below this entry. 32–34: 5,918 products (2%). Below this entry. 34–36: 5,282 products (1%). Below this entry. 36–38: 4,531 products (1%). Below this entry. 38–40: 4,063 products (1%). Below this entry. 40–42: 24,241 products (7%). This entry sits in this band. This product 0 42 every published product, bucketed by value

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Distribution as text

359,392 products, bucketed in bands of 2. This entry: 48 (96th percentile). Data current as of July 2026.

0–2
6,050 products (2%)
2–4
24,522 products (7%)
4–6
31,054 products (9%)
6–8
30,981 products (9%)
8–10
31,618 products (9%)
10–12
29,943 products (8%)
12–14
28,403 products (8%)
14–16
27,417 products (8%)
16–18
24,508 products (7%)
18–20
19,062 products (5%)
20–22
14,679 products (4%)
22–24
12,238 products (3%)
24–26
10,830 products (3%)
26–28
9,344 products (3%)
28–30
7,955 products (2%)
30–32
6,753 products (2%)
32–34
5,918 products (2%)
34–36
5,282 products (1%)
36–38
4,531 products (1%)
38–40
4,063 products (1%)
40 and above
24,241 products (7%)

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. No category with enough published products was available for this record, so the comparison runs against the whole published catalogue.

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 48 labeled). The floor is 0 when deductions exceed 100.

1
Beef
2
Water
3
Seasoning Blend
4
Dehydrated Soy Sauce
5
Sugar
Sweetener
Cut Back
6
Brown Sugar
7
Salt
Flavoring
Cut Back
8
Msg
9
Hydrolyzed Soy Protein
10
Spices
11
Garlic
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
GRAS
12
Onion
13
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
14
Sodium Nitrite
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROPELLANT
Avoid Prior Sanctioned
15
Sweet Baby Ray's Barbecue Sauce
16
Organic Tomato Puree
17
Distilled Vinegar
18
High-fructose corn syrup
Sweetener
Cut Back
19
Modified Food Starch
20
Pineapple Juice Concentrate
21
Natural Smoke Flavor
22
Caramel Coloring
Coloring
Avoid Approved (color additive, GRAS)
23
Sodium Benzoate
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FUMIGANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Certain People Should Avoid GRAS
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
Mustard Flour
COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PROCESSING AID, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
GRAS
27
Tamarind
28
Natural Flavor
29
Xanthan Gum
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FORMULATION AID, PROCESSING AID, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, STABILIZER OR THICKENER, SURFACE-FINISHING AGENT, TEXTURIZER
Approved
30
Garlic Powder
31
Spice
32
Paprika
33
Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor
34
Onion Powder
35
Corn Syrup Solids
36
Citric Acid
ANTIMICROBIAL AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, ENZYME, FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, LEAVENING AGENT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SEQUESTRANT, SOLVENT OR VEHICLE, SURFACE-ACTIVE AGENT
Safe GRAS
37
Lemon Juice Solids
38
Lime Juice Solids
39
Malic Acid
FLAVOR ENHANCER, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, PH CONTROL AGENT, SYNERGIST
Safe GRAS
40
Silicon Dioxide
ANTICAKING AGENT OR FREE-FLOW AGENT, ANTIOXIDANT, COLOR OR COLORING ADJUNCT, DRYING AGENT, EMULSIFIER OR EMULSIFIER SALT, FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT, FORMULATION AID, HUMECTANT, LUBRICANT OR RELEASE AGENT
Safe GRAS
41
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
42
Corn Starch
43
Yeast Extract
44
Disodium Inosinate
FLAVOR ENHANCER, STABILIZER OR THICKENER
Approved
45
Disodium Guanylate
FLAVORING AGENT OR ADJUVANT
Approved
46
Natural Flavor
47
Paprika Extract
48
Extractives Of Paprika

Full Ingredient List

beef, water, seasoning blend, soy sauce, sugar, brown sugar, salt, monosodium glutamate, hydrolyzed soy protein, spices, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onion, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sweet baby ray's barbecue sauce, tomato puree, distilled vinegar, high fructose corn syrup, modified food starch, pineapple juice concentrate, natural smoke flavor, caramel color, sodium benzoate, molasses, corn syrup, mustard flour, tamarind, natural flavor, xanthan gum, garlic powder, spice, paprika, natural hickory smoke flavor, onion powder, corn syrup solids, citric acid, lemon juice solids, lime juice solids, malic acid, natural flavor, silicon dioxide, maltodextrin, modified corn starch, yeast extract, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, natural flavor, flavor, caramel color, paprika extract, extractives of paprika

High-score cross-brand comparables for Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky

Neighbours outside Bridgford with screening scores in the same high band as Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky (80/100 here). The 5 same-brand links above stay within Bridgford; 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's parsed label. Start with that ingredient’s source context, then compare the rest of this 48-ingredient record.

  • Inspect the FDA SAFFA and CSPI context attached to Sodium Nitrite. Open Sodium Nitrite
  • Compare Honey Barbecue Beef Jerky'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 0047500019880: 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.