Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Healthiest Beef Jerkies by Nutri-Score

6 of the top 10 beef jerkies products carry Nutri-Score A; the rest score B or better. The beef jerkies with the best Nutri-Score grades. Among products with the same grade, the one with the better nutrition score ranks higher. We checked 459 beef jerkies with complete data.

1

Beef Jerky Peppered

Jack Links · 50 g

a NOVA 4 280 kcal 3.3 g sugar 34 g protein 0 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Rind Steakfire Jerky

Wild Spartan · 40 g

a 250 kcal 0.5 g sugar 52 g protein 4.7 g fat
3

Carne seca

Vaquero Bandito · 56 g

a NOVA 3 100 kcal 0 g sugar 16 g protein 5 g fat

Also: No additives
4

Original Beef Jerky

a 339 kcal 0 g sugar 70.8 g protein 4.5 g fat
5

Jerky's Gourmet Premium Beef Jerky Black Pepper

Jerky's Gourmet · 1 oz

a NOVA 3 176 kcal 3.5 g sugar 31.8 g protein 3.5 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
6

Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot

a 76 kcal 7 g sugar 11 g protein 1 g fat
7

Jack Links Beef Steak Jerky Original

MUSCLE MILK · 2oz

b NOVA 4 232 kcal 3.6 g sugar 41.1 g protein 6.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
8

Beef jerky sweet and spicy

Bridgford

b NOVA 4 90 kcal 6 g sugar 11 g protein 1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
9

Beef Jerky

b 80 kcal 5 g sugar 11 g protein 1.5 g fat
10

Minis Original

Archer · 1 stick 14g

b NOVA 3 43 kcal 0 g sugar 4 g protein 3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published beef jerkies on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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