Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Highest-Protein Dried Meats

Dried meats: typically 39 g of protein per 100 g (median of 237 products). The dried meats with the most protein per 100 g. Useful if you are trying to increase your protein intake. We checked 230 dried meats with complete data.

1

Wild Elk Jerky

Linnamäe · 40 g

e NOVA 4 371 kcal 0 g sugar 77 g protein 7 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
2

Krůtí natural

Fine gusto · 100 g

e 355 kcal 0 g sugar 76.8 g protein 3.1 g fat
3

Biltong

Taste of Africa · 150gr

d 1 g sugar 67 g protein 7 g fat
4

Sušené hovězí maso

Adventure Menu · 25 g

e NOVA 1 310 kcal 0 g sugar 64 g protein 4.2 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
5

The Original Biltong

M eat · 35 g

e 335 kcal 1.8 g sugar 61.2 g protein 9.2 g fat
6

Biltong

The Original Biltong Company

e NOVA 3 273 kcal 2.5 g sugar 60 g protein 2.3 g fat

Also: Palm oil free
7

Beef Steak Biltonng

Coan · 25g

e 273 kcal 2.5 g sugar 60 g protein 2.3 g fat
8

Kanyon - Porc Jerky

Kanyon · 50 g

e NOVA 3 286 kcal 3.5 g sugar 59 g protein 3.4 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives
9

Piri Piri Droëwors Bites

Biltong Company

e 386 kcal 0.7 g sugar 57.7 g protein 16.8 g fat
10

Kalahari Biltong Air Dried, Thinly Sliced Beef

Kalahari Biltong · 2 oz

e NOVA 3 281 kcal 0 g sugar 57.1 g protein 7.1 g fat

Also: Palm oil free · No additives

How we built this list

We ranked all published dried meats 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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