Jerky Roundup
We analyzed 333 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 3)

Original Jerky
Ingredients: PORK, BEEF, SUGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF WATER, SALT, FLAVORINGS, MONOSODIUM, GLUTAMATE, CITRIC ACID, SODIUM NITRITE.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), salt, contains 2% or less of flavors, beef stock, water, vinegar cherry extract, bromelain (from pineapple).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, WATER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SEA SALT, SALT, FLAVORS, BEEF STOCK, CULTURED CELERY EXTRACT, PINEAPPLE POWDER, CONTAINS: SOY, WHEAT
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Jerky Original
Ingredients: beef, water, sugar, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of sea salt, salt, soy sauce (wheat, soybeams, salt), hydrolyzed corn protein, yeast extract, flavors, maltodextrin, cultured celery extract, beef stock, pineapple powder, citric acid
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef jerky meat snacks, 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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Ingredients: TOP ROUND BEEF, SUGAR, TAMARI SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, SALT, ALCOHOL), BROWN SUGAR, PINEAPPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, WATER, VINEGAR, SEA SALT, GARLIC JUICE, GINGER JUICE, CULTURED CELERY POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, GROUND GINGER, GARLIC POWDER, APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, PLUM JUICE CONCENTRATE, CARROT ICE CONCENTRATE. CONTAINS: SOY
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Korean BBQ Fire Grilled Pork Jerky
Ingredients: pork, sugar, water, gluten-free soy sauce, water, soybeans, salt, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of sesame seeds, rice powder, salt, vinegar, spices, sesame oil, onion powder, garlic, red pepper, ginger, sesame
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

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

HOT & SPICY BEEF JERKY
Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, water, salt, flavorings, hydrolyzed corn protein, vinegar, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turkey Jerky
Ingredients: Turkey, mechanically separated turkey, turkey broth, salt. less than 2% of: modified food starch, potassium lactate, dextrose, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, honey, natural flavoring.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jack link s 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

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, less than 2% soy sauce [(wheat, soybeans, salt), maltodextrin], flavorings, salt, yeast extract, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Old Fashioned Beef Jerky
Ingredients: beef, brown sugar, water, salt, beef stock, hydrolyzed corn protein, vinegar, flavorings, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

GRASS-FED BEEF JERKY Mustard BBQ
Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Water, Mustard (Distilled Vinegar, Water, Mustard Seeds, Salt, Turmeric, Paprika, Spices), Apple Cider Vinegar, Mushrooms (Mushrooms, Water, Salt), Sunflower Oil, Organic Chickpea Miso (Organic Rice Koji [Organic Rice, Koji Spores (Aspergillus oryzae}], Organic Chickpeas, Sea Salt, Water), Onion Powder, Salt, 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, brown sugar, water, beef stock, salt, less than 2% of: flavorings, yeast extract, cultured celery powder, garlic powder, onion powder, sugar, spice, sea salt, canola oil, natural smoke flavoring
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Grass fed beef jerky teriyak
Ingredients: Clean room - Robots - Laser-guided - Country Archer meat - Small batches - Honest ingredients
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turkey jerky hickory smoke
Ingredients: Turkey Breast, Gluten Free Tamari Soy Sauce (Water, Soybean, Salt, May Also Contain Alcohol and Sugar), Organic Brown Sugar (Organic Sugar, Organic Molasses), Garlic Powder, Pineapple Juice, 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), Black Pepper. Contains: Soy. Natural Smoke Flavoring Added.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original beef jerky
Ingredients: 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, sodium nitrite
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup
- ● High Sugar Content

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: beef, brown sugar, water, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), contains 2% or less of salt, natural flavors, beef stock, cultured celery extract, pineapple powder
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

teriyaki turkey jerky
Ingredients: Turkey breast, brown sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soy - beans, salt), water, sugar, vinegar, salt, pineapple juice concentrate, spices, natural smoke flavor, garlic powder.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Pan's Mushroom Jerky Applewood Bbq
Ingredients: Organic dried shiitake mushrooms, avocado oil, organic coconut sugar, water, himalayan pink salt, organic applewood seasoning (himalayan pink salt, *coconut sugar, *smoked paprika {*paprika, natural smoke flavor}, *chili pepper, *vinegar powder {*tapioca maltodextrin, *white vinegar}, *black pepper, citric acid, *garlic, *onion, *cayenne pepper, *sunflower oil), organic chia seeds.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Old Fashioned All Natural Beef Jerky
Ingredients: Beef, brown sugar, beef broth, sea salt, natural flavorings, apple cider vinegar, vinegar.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: Beef, water, brown sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), contains 2% or less of salt, beef stock, flavors, pineapple powder.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Original Beef Jerky
Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, BEEF BROTH, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL FLAVORS, VINEGAR, HYDROLYZED _SOY_ PROTEIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, SODIUM NITRITE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Buffalo Jerky Sweet & Spicy
Ingredients: Buffalo, sugar, water, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, flavorings, apple cider vinegar, salt, paprika, natural smoke flavoring.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

TERIYAKI BEEF JERKY
Ingredients: Beef, soy sauce [water, soy sauce powder (wheat, soybeans, salt, maltodextrin) sodium benzoate], brown sugar, apple cider vinegar, beef stock, hydrolyzed corn protein, salt, flavorings, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Teriyaki Beef Jerky
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), flavors, yeast extract, maltodextrin, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Peppered beef jerky meat snacks
Ingredients: Beef, water, sugar, brown sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, black pepper, flavors, beef stock, soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), yeast extract. hydrolyzed corn protein, maltodextrin, citric acid, pineapple powder.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Beef Jerky
Ingredients: beef, water, sugar, contains 2% or less of salt, flavors, soy sauce (wheat, soybeans, salt), yeast extract, maltodextrin, citric acid,
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Zero Sugar Beef Jerky
Ingredients: beef, soy sauce, water, soy sauce powder, soybeans, wheat, salt, maltodextrin, salt, sodium benzoate, hydrolyzed corn protein, apple cider vinegar, beef stock, flavorings, sodium nitrite
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate
