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Jerky Roundup

We analyzed 333 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

Calories
321
Protein
57g
Simms

Beef biltong

Ingredients: beef, vinegar, salt, raisin juice concentrate, spices

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
32g
Trader Joe's

Beef Jerky

Ingredients: Beef, Sugar, Water, Soy Sauce (Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt), Apple Cider Vinegar, Salt, Flavorings, Paprika, Natural Smoke Flavoring

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
250
Protein
29g
Lorrissa’s Kitchen

CHICKA BOOM, Chili Crisp CHICKEN STICK

Ingredients: FREE RANGE CHICKEN, WATER, ENCAPSULATED LACTIC ACID, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SEA SALT, STAR ANISE, BLACK PEPPER, CUMIN, GINGER, RED PEPPER, MUSTARD, DRIED ONION AND GARLIC, SALT, CHILI PEPPER, CULTURED CELERY EXTRACT, PAPRIKA, DRIED SHIITAKE MUSHROOM, SZECHUAN PEPPERCORNS, SICHUAN PEPPER EXTRACT, ROSEMARY EXTRACT, BEEF COLLAGEN CASING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
123
Protein
18g
Righteous Felon

Spicy BBQ Beef Jerky

Ingredients: Beef, Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Sugar), Brown Sugar, Natural Smoke Flavor, Molasses, Vinegar, Paprika, Garlic, Chipotle Pepper, Spices, Onion, Chili Powder, Sea Salt, Habanero Pepper, Cloves. Contains Soy.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
32g
Jack Link's, Jack link s

Jack link's, beef jerky, sweet & hot

Ingredients: Beef, sugar, water, less than 2% salt, flavorings, yeast extract, citric acid.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
314
Protein
20g
Noble Jerky

Vegan Jerky - Original

Ingredients: Plant base soy protein, Vegan sugar, Spices, Garlic, Sea salt, Expeller pressed canola oil, Rice vinegar

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
250
Protein
39g
Old Trapper

Hot & Spicy Beef Jerky

Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, WATER, SALT, FLAVORINGS, BEEF STOCK, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, VINEGAR, SODIUM NITRITE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
39g
Jack Link's

Jack links meat snacks beef jerky original

Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, salt, less than 2% soy sauce [(wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin], flavorings, hydrolyzed corn protein, yeast extract, citric acid.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
247
Protein
35g
Hill Country Brand

Peppered Turkey Strips

Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, VINEGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, SODIUM CITRATE, SUGAR, RED BELL PEPPER GRANULES, SODIUM NITRITE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Protein
43g
Great Value

Original Beef Jerky

Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, SUGAR, SEA SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, YEAST EXTRACT, FLAVORS, MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED CELERY EXTRACT, CITRIC ACID

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
32g
Righteous Felon Craft Jerky

Citrus & Basil Turkey Sticks Lemon Pepper

Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, SEA SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF BROWN SUGAR, ENCAPSULATED CITRIC ACID, BLACK PEPPER, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), TOMATO POWDER, LIQUID SMOKE, CHERRY POWDER, GRANULATED LEMON, OREGANO, GRANULATED GARLIC, ONION POWDER, GROUND ROSEMARY, BASIL, CORIANDER, GROUND THYME, GROUND CLOVE, IN COLORED BEEF COLLAGEN CASING

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Protein
46g
Great Value

Zero Sugar Beef Jerky

Ingredients: beef, beef broth, soy sauce (water, soybeans, rice, salt), flavorings, salt, pineapple juice concentrate, vinegar, cultured celery juice powder, citric acid

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
36g
Field Trip

Carne asada beef jerky

Ingredients: Grass Fed Beef, Brown Sugar, Gluten Free Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol), Orange Juice, Carne Asada Seasoning (Dehydrated Vegetables (Garlic, Onion, Green Bell Pepper), Spices, Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, and Rice Concentrate), Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
70
Sugar
4g
Country Archer

Grass-Fed Beef Jerky

Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Organic Brown Sugar (Organic Sugar, Organic Molasses). Mango Puree, Gluten Free Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, May Also Contain Alcohol and Sugar), Organic Seasoned Rice Vinegar Dressing (Organic Rice Vinegar, Organic Sugar, Water, Salt), Garlic Powder, Red Chili Pepper, Habanero Chili Pepper. Contains: Soy.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
46g
Crav’n Flavor Beef Jerky

Beef jerky sweet and hot

Ingredients: beef, beef broth, sugar, corn syrup, salt, natural flavors, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, sodium erythorbate, hydrolyzed soy protein, sodium nitrite

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
250
Protein
43g
Prevail

Spicy Beef Jerky

Ingredients: 100% Grass Fed and Grass Finished Beef, Water, Organic Coconut Sugar, Smoked Morita Peppers, Organic Apple Cider Vinegar, Sea Salt, Organic Garlic, Organic Matcha Tea, Organic Ginger, Organic Cardamom, Contains Coconut.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
36g
Glenwood

Teriyaki beef jerky

Ingredients: Beef, Brown Sugar, Teriyaki Sauce (Soy Sauce [Water, Wheat, Soybeans, Salt], Wine, Sugar, Water, Vinegar, Salt, Onion Powder Spice Extractives, Succinic Acid, Garlic Powder), Water, Less Than 2% of: Honey, Vinegar, Salt, Natural Flavors, Pineapple Juice Concentrate, Sodium Nitrite.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
214
Protein
36g
Unknown

Bohemian Garlic Beef Jerky

Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, SALT, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SUGAR, SOY SAUCE POWDER (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT, MALTODEXTRIN), SODIUM NITRITE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
39g
Simply Nature

Original Beef Jerky

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

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Protein
39g
Archer Provisions

Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Spicy Sesame Garlic

Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Mushrooms (Mushrooms, Water, Salt), Sesame Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger Juice, Lemon Juice, Onion Powder, White Sesame Seeds, Salt, Organic Chickpea Miso (Organic Rice Koji [Organic Rice, Koji Spores {Aspergillus Oryzae}], Organic Chickpeas, Sea Salt, Water), Garlic Powder, Liquid Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor), Cayenne Pepper.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
46g
TILLAMOOK COUNTRY SMOKER

TERIYAKI BEEF JERKY

Ingredients: BEEF, BEEF BROTH, GLUTEN FREE SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT), GINGER PASTE (GINGER CITRIC ACID), FLAVORINGS, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, SALT, PINEAPPLE POWDER* CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), GRANULATED GARLIC. *Adds a dietarily insignificant amount of sugar

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
31g
Jack Link's

BEEF JERKY PEPPERED

Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, SUGAR, SEA SALT, BROWN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF BLACK PEPPER, FLAVORS, SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), YEAST EXTRACT, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, CULTURED CELERY EXTRACT, BEEF STOCK, CITRIC ACID, PINEAPPLE POWDER, CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
250
Protein
50g
Tillamook

Country smoker zero sugar original keto friendly 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

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
304
Protein
43g
Think jerky

Classic beef jerky bags case

Ingredients: 100% GRASS-FED BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE (ORANGES), SALT, HARDWOOD SMOKED SUGAR, GRANULATED GARLIC, GRANULATED ONION, BLACK PEPPER

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
286
Protein
46g
Unknown

Simms Peppered Beef Jerky

Ingredients: beef, brown sugar, beef broth, salt, contains 2% or less of natural flavors, black pepper, vinegar, hydro - lyzed soy protein, sodium erythorbate, citric acid, paprika oleoresin, sodium nitrite, contains: soy, no aldi twic as nic guarant f-4846d

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Protein
36g
Unknown

original beef jerky

Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, sugar, water, sea salt, vinegar, natural smoke flavor, garlic powder, spice, cultured celery powder, onion powder, beef stock.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
286
Protein
39g
365 Whole Foods Market

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

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
286
Protein
36g
365 Whole Foods Market

Organic Turkey Jerky

Ingredients: Organic turkey breast, 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

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
321
Protein
32g
Whole Foods

Organic grass-fed beef jerky teriyaki

Ingredients: Organic beef, organic brown sugar (organic sugar, organic molasses), organic gluten free tamari soy sauce (water, organic soybeans, salt), organic rice vinegar dressing (organic rice vinegar, organic sugar, water, salt), organic pineapple juice concentrate, water, organic garlic powder, 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, organic ginger.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
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Calories
357
Sugar
14g
Panco Foods Inc.

Mushroom jerky

Ingredients: Organic dried shiitake mushrooms, water, avocado oil, organic coconut sugar, himalayan pink salt, organic chia seeds.

The Good

  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Jerky category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 333 products in the Jerky category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Jerky?+
We rank Jerky based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Jerky here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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