Jerky Roundup
We analyzed 333 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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
