Jack Link's Beef Jerky Original
- 35 gprotein
- 18 gsugar
- 5 gsalt
- Beefmeat
Per 100 g. Full nutrition
Taste profile 1 to 5
- Saltiness
- Sweetness
- Softness
- Spiciness
About this item
Jack Link’s Beef Jerky Original — the one everything else gets measured against
Jack Link’s Beef Jerky Original is the plain one, and the reason the rest of the range exists: thin strips of beef, marinated and dried slowly, with woodsmoke and a light natural sweetness doing the work instead of a loud sauce. If you have eaten beef jerky before, this is probably where you started.
Why this one
- The benchmark flavour: no chilli, no marinade taking the wheel — smoke, salt and beef, in that order.
- High in protein: dried beef in a small flat bag, so a 25 g pack carries more than its size suggests.
- Lean, and it eats like it: meat with the water taken out, not something built around pastry or oil.
- Four sizes: 25 g for a coat pocket, 40 g and 60 g for a proper sitting, 100 g for a household that has stopped pretending one bag is enough.
How Jack Link’s makes it
Jack Link’s works from the old family recipe the brand was built on: beef trimmed and cut into thin strips, left to take on a seasoned marinade, then dried slowly and smoked over wood. Sugar, soy and a touch of pineapple powder sit in that marinade, and the smoke goes on during the drying, not as an afterthought at the end.
Taste and texture
Smoke first, then the savoury cure, then a faint sweetness on the way out — the sort that reads as caramelised meat rather than as sugar. The strips are wide and thin with a lightly lacquered surface, soft enough to tear with your fingers and firm enough that a bag lasts. Among its siblings this is the quiet one: Sweet & Hot brings chilli, Teriyaki brings soy and ginger, Original leaves the beef in charge.
Who it is for
Long drives, where a snack you can eat one-handed without showering the seats in crumbs earns its place. Saturday afternoons in front of the football with a cold beer. And first-time buyers who would rather learn what jerky is meant to taste like before picking a flavour.
Frequently asked
How does it compare to Teriyaki and Sweet & Hot? Same beef, same chew, different marinade. Original is the plain smoky baseline, Teriyaki is soy-led and rounder, Sweet & Hot saves heat for the finish.
Does it need refrigerating? Not while the bag is sealed — a cool, dry cupboard is the right home. Once open, roll it shut, keep it cool and finish it within a few days.
Order Jack Link’s Beef Jerky Original at Jerky Store Europe
All four pack sizes plus the twelve-bag cases and the 10 x 100 g box are in stock, shipping fast across Europe from Jerky Store Europe.
Nutritional facts per 100g
| Nutrient | Per 100 Gram |
|---|---|
| Energy | 1069 kJ (253 kcal) |
| Fat | 3.5g |
| of which saturates | 1.5g |
| Carbohydrates | 20g |
| of which sugars | 18g |
| Protein | 35g |
| Salt | 5.0g |
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Ingredient list
Ingredients: Beef, Sugar, Sea Salt, Dried SOY Sauce (WHEAT, SOYbeans, Salt, Maltodextrin), Hydrolysed Corn Protein, Yeast Extract, Spices, Curing Salt (Salt, Preservative (Sodium Nitrite)), Antioxidant (Extracts of Rosemary), Acidity Regulator (Citric Acid), Flavourings, Pineapple Powder, Wood Smoke.
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Producer information
Jack Link's Snacks, LSI-Germany GmbH
Eyber Str. 81, 91522 Ansbach, Germany
www.jacklinks.eu
