Jerky Roundup
We analyzed 332 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Finding the perfect Jerky shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 332 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.
Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Jerky you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.
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Detailed Reviews

Salmon jerky
Ingredients: King salmon, salt, brown sugar, glucose syrup solids, natural flavoring, spices, and garlic powder.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Jack link's, meat snacks, beef jerky, steakhouse recipe
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, brown sugar, less than 2% salt, flavorings, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn, soy, wheat, dextrose), beef flavor (beef stock, maltodextrin), mushroom flavor (gum arabic, natural smoke flavor, modified food starch), yeast extract, thiamine, citric acid.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

BEEF JERKY JALAPEΓO
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, beef stock, natural and artificial flavors, yeast extract, citric acid, jalapeno pepper, pineapple powder.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Premium Cuts Beef Jerky, Original
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, less than 2% salt, corn syrup solids, dried soy sauce (soybeans, salt, wheat), hydrolyzed corn and soy protein, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

JAR Beef Jerky
Ingredients: Beef, soy sauce (water, salt, hydrolyzed soy protein, corn syrup, caramel color, potassium sorbate), seasoning (garlic, pepper, red pepper).
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Low Sugar
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Hickory Smoked Bacon Jerky
Ingredients: CURED WITH WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SMOKED FLAVORING, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRATE.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Contains Sodium Nitrate

Beef Smokehouse Jerky
Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, CORN SYRUP, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SALT, FLAVORINGS, CITRIC ACID, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SODIUM NITRITE.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, SALT, TERIYAKI POWDER (TERIYAKI SAUCE (TAMARI SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL, WHEAT), SAKE (RICE, SALT), APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVORINGS), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, MALTODEXTRIN, SUCROSE, FRUCTOSE), NATURAL FLAVORINGS, MONOSOM GLUTAMATE, SOY SAUCE POWDER (WHEAT, SOYANS, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM NITRITE
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Korean BBQ Plant-Based Jerky
Ingredients: Plant-based jerky (pea protein isolate, fava bean protein, pea fiber, salt), cane sugar, gluten-free soy sauce, contains 2% or less of the following: sesame oil, onion powder, garlic powder, spices, white vinegar, salt, gum arabic, citric acid (for flavor), maltodextrin, xanthan gum, natural flavor
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Sweet and spicy beef jerky
Ingredients: BEEF, SUGAR, STRAWBERRY JAM (SUGAR, STRAWBERRY PUREE, CORN SYRUP, PECTIN, CITRIC ACID), WATER, GLUTEN - FREE SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT. SUGAR), SPICES, VEGETABLE OIL, CELERY POWDER (CULTURED CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), SALT. CONTAINS: SOY.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Original turkey jerky
Ingredients: key, sweetener (cane sugar, hon brown sugar, salt, less 2% pices, cultured celery powder eacret, onion, garlic, stributed by meljer distribution, inc, rand rapids, mi 49544 ww,meijer,com our if you are replace this the m www,mee this package 100838 9 do not
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Peppered beef jerky
Ingredients: organic beef, organic sugar, water, contains 2% or less of sea salt, organic black pepper, organic garlic, organic soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, organic wheat, organic salt), organic natural flavors, natural extractives of malted barley, yeast extract, citric acid
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Grass-fed beef jerky
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Brown Sugar (Sugar, Molasses), Gluten Free Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol [|) Hatch Chile Seasoning (Salt, Dehydrated Onion and Garlic, Green Chili, Sugar, Green Bell Pepper Powder, Tomato Powder, Spices, Natural Flavors), Organic Seasoned Rice Vinegar Dressing (Organic Rice Vinegar, Organic Sugar, Water, Salt), Pineapple Juice, Cayenne Pepper, Hatch Green Chiles, Black Pepper Contains: Soy
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Mushroom jerky
Ingredients: organic crimini and portobello mushrooms, organic tomatoe paste, organic maple syrup, organic agave syrup, organic apple cider, vinegar, organic smoked paprika, sea salt, organic flavor, organic sunflower oil, organic Tara gum.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Turkey Jerky
Ingredients: turkey, turkey broth, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of: potassium chloride, salt, natural flavors (including smoke), autolyzed yeast extract, dextrose, hydrolyzed corn protein, citric acid, hydrolyzed soy protein, paprika oleoresin, sodium nitrite. contains: soy.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Sweet & hot beef jerky
Ingredients: beef, water, sugar, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of flavors, salt, beef stock, yeast extract, citric acid, pineapple powder.
The Good
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Pork jerky
Ingredients: pork, sugar, w er, korean inspired seasoning sugar, toasted sesame seeds wheat free sok sauce powder scy sauce (fe ented soybeans a o salt), and salt), natural lavor. black pepper salt), brown sugar, gluten fee soy sauce (water so beans, salt), comtains 2% or less of: chili powder (red pepper, salt), salt, sesame oil. contains: soy
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Zero sugar original beef jerky
Ingredients: beef, gluten free soy sauce (water, soybeans, rice, salt), beef broth, flavorings, vinegar, cultured celery powder (celery powder, sea salt), granulated garlic, salt
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Sugar Free
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Beef jerky
Ingredients: *percent daily values calorie diet. salt, beef stock, vinegar, yeast extract. onion powder, sugar spice, sea salt, o 2021 pacific gold kent, wa 98032 questions or comments, call: 1-877-453-7591 (weekdays 8am-4pm pst) pacificgoldsnacks.com
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Original usda organic steak strips smoked beef jerky
Ingredients: Organic beef, water, organic cane sugar, contains 2% or less of organic soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, salt, organic alcohol), sea salt, organic natural flavors, natural flavors, organic pineapple powder.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Grass Fed Beef Jerky
Ingredients: Organic beef, organic gluten free tamari soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, salt), organic brown sugar (organic sugar, organic molasses), organic garlic powder, organic pineapple juice concentrate, liquid smoke (water, natural hickory smoke flavor), organic worcestershire sauce (water, organic vinegar, organic gluten free tamari [water, organic soybeans salt], organic sugar, salt, organic garlic powder, organic onion powder, organic spices), organic black pepper.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Mushroom Jerky Zesty Thai
Ingredients: Organic dried shiitake mushrooms, avocado oil, organic coconut sugar, water, himalayan pink salt, organic thai seasoning (*garlic, *onion, *lemon peel, *cayenne, *tomato powder, *coriander, *paprika, *citric acid, *basil, *black pepper, malic acid, *cilantro, *white pepper), organic chia seeds.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Organic Beef Jerky original
Ingredients: Organic beef, water, organic sugar, sea salt, contains 2% or less of: organic soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, organic wheat, salt), natural flavors, yeast extract, organic natural flavors, citric acid.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Natural Turkey Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: Turkey, sugar, water, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybean, salt), pineapple juice concentrate, apple cider vinegar, salt, flavorings, paprika, natural smoke flavoring, caramel color.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Beef jerky
Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, water, salt, flavorings, hydrolyzed corn protein, vinegar, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- β Excellent Health Score
- β Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Beef Jerky
Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, water, sea salt, contains less than 2% of the following: black pepper, corn syrup solids, dextrose, garlic powder, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup
- β High Sugar Content

Turkey jerky
Ingredients: Turkey breast, water, sugar, sea salt, less than 2% molasses powder (refinery syrup, cane molasses), brown sugar, hydrolyzed corn protein, soy sauce [(wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin], flavorings, turkey flavor (autolyzed yeast extract, turkey broth powder, natural flavor), citric acid.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed

Beef Jerky Peppered
Ingredients: BEEF, SUGAR, WATER, SALT, LESS THAN 2% FLAVORINGS, SOY SAUCE [(WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), MALTODEXTRIN], YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β High Sugar Content

Kroger, smokehouse jerky, beef, sweet & spicy
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: salt, disodium inosinate and guanylate, flavorings, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Contains Corn Syrup

Teriyaki Jerky
Ingredients: water, mung bean protein, pea protein, brown sugar, natural flavors, gluten free oat bran and fiber, salt, expeller pressed canola oil, less than 1% of sugar, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, pomegranate concentrate, tapioca maltodextrin, garlic powder, onion powder, paprika, spice, yeast extract, yeast, vegetable juice color, citric acid, sunflower lecithin.
The Good
- β Convenient Snack
The Bad
- β Ultra Processed
