Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Beef Jerkies

10 of the top 10 beef jerkies products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The beef jerkies with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 341 beef jerkies with complete data.

  1. 1 Carne seca

    Carne seca

    Vaquero Bandito · 56 g
    a NOVA 3 100 kcal 0 g sugar 16 g protein 5 g fat

    Also: No additives

  2. 2 Jerky's Gourmet Premium Beef Jerky Black Pepper

    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

  3. 3 Minis Original

    Minis Original

    Archer · 1 stick 14g
    b NOVA 3 43 kcal 0 g sugar 4 g protein 3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Conower Beef Jerky Classic 60G

    Conower Beef Jerky Classic 60G

    Conower
    c NOVA 3 249 kcal 12 g sugar 36 g protein 5.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Mango Habanero

    Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Mango Habanero

    Archer · 16 oz
    d NOVA 3 214 kcal 14.3 g sugar 35.7 g protein 1.8 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  6. 6 Grass-Fed Beef Stick

    Grass-Fed Beef Stick

    Kirkland · 1.15 oz
    d NOVA 3 357 kcal 0 g sugar 31.3 g protein 21.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  7. 7 Organic Paleo Jerky

    Organic Paleo Jerky

    Sir Loin · 50 g
    d NOVA 3 252 kcal 0 g sugar 55 g protein 3.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  8. 8 GRASS-FED BEEF JERKY Mustard BBQ

    GRASS-FED BEEF JERKY Mustard BBQ

    Archer · 2 oz
    d NOVA 3 281 kcal 0 g sugar 49.1 g protein 7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 FATTY 3.0 Meatstick

    FATTY 3.0 Meatstick

    Sweetwood · 3.0 oz
    d NOVA 3 300 kcal 1 g sugar 20 g protein 23 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Spicy

    Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Spicy

    Archer · 2 oz
    d NOVA 3 193 kcal 0 g sugar 39.3 g protein 8.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

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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