Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Lowest-Calorie Beef Jerkies

The 10 lightest beef jerkies products on this list range from 43 to 90 kcal per 100 g. The beef jerkies with the fewest calories per 100 g, so you can compare energy density at a glance. We checked 482 beef jerkies with complete data.

  1. 1 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

  2. 2 Beef Jerky Original

    Beef Jerky Original

    Jack Links
    c NOVA 4 68 kcal 6 g sugar 10 g protein 1.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  3. 3 Teriyaki beef jerky

    Teriyaki beef jerky

    · 8 oz
    e 70 kcal 4 g sugar 11 g protein 1 g fat
  4. 4 Grass-Fed Beef Jerky

    Grass-Fed Beef Jerky

    Country Archer · 2.5 ounces (71 grams)
    NOVA 3 70 kcal 4 g sugar 10 g protein 0.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  5. 5 Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot

    Beef Jerky Sweet & Hot

    a 76 kcal 7 g sugar 11 g protein 1 g fat
  6. 6 Beef Jerky

    Beef Jerky

    b 80 kcal 5 g sugar 11 g protein 1.5 g fat
  7. 7 Beef jerky peppered

    Beef jerky peppered

    e 80 kcal 0 g sugar 11 g protein 5 g fat
  8. 8 Beef Jerky Original

    Beef Jerky Original

    c 84 kcal 0 g sugar 6.3 g protein 5 g fat
  9. 9 Beef jerky sweet and spicy

    Beef jerky sweet and spicy

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

    Also: Palm oil free

  10. 10 Beef Jerky

    Beef Jerky

    Trader Joe's
    90 kcal 11 g sugar 9 g protein 5 g fat

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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