How many calories are in Beef Jerky?

100 g of Beef Jerky has 262 kcal. Serving, 50 g (50 g): about 131 kcal.

Is Beef Jerky high in protein?

Beef Jerky contains 52 g of protein per 100 g (104% of the 50 g Daily Value), or 26 g in serving, 50 g (50 g). About 78% of its calories come from protein. Compared with other meat, that is among the highest quarter (median 17.1 g).

How many carbs are in Beef Jerky?

Beef Jerky has 1.2 g of total carbohydrates per 100 g, including 0.4 g of fiber. Label conventions differ: in the EU and some other regions carbohydrates are declared without fiber.

How much fat is in Beef Jerky?

Beef Jerky contains 6 g of fat per 100 g, of which 2.2 g is saturated (11% of the Daily Value).

How much sodium is in Beef Jerky?

100 g contains 2,020 mg of sodium, 88% of the 2,300 mg Daily Value.

Where does this nutrition data come from?

From Open Food Facts, record dated June 24, 2026. FoodFactly last checked it on November 12, 2026. Each value above shows whether it was measured, calculated or taken from a label.

Beef Jerky

Packaged product Meat Jack Links

Beef Jerky contains 262 kcal per 100 g. A serving, 50 g (50 g) provides about 131 kcal.

Roughly 78% of its calories come from protein, with 20% from fat and 2% from carbohydrates (estimated with general energy factors).

That is more energy than the typical item in meat on FoodFactly, where the median is 208 kcal per 100 g across 49,494 products.

The values are as declared on the product label and entered by Open Food Facts contributors.

262kcal per 100 g

52 gprotein

1.2 gcarbohydrates

6 gfat

131kcal in serving, 50 g (50 g)

Nutrition facts

Amount

Nutrition facts for the selected amount
Nutrient	Amount per 100 g	% DV
Calories L	262 kcal
Total fat L	6 g	8%
Saturated fat L	2.2 g	11%
Trans fat L	0.4 g
Sodium L	2,020 mg	88%
Total carbohydrates L	1.2 g	0.4%
Dietary fiber L	0.4 g	1%
Total sugars	not reported
Protein L	52 g	104%

% DV: percent of the FDA Daily Value for adults (reference amounts). Letters show how each value was obtained: M measured, C calculated, L label, Z assumed zero, I imputed. Vitamins and minerals not listed were not reported by the source.

Nutritional breakdown

Protein 78%
Carbohydrates 2%
Fat 20%

Approximate share of calories, using general energy factors (4 kcal/g protein and carbohydrate, 9 kcal/g fat, 7 kcal/g alcohol).

Nutritional insights

Protein52 gin the top quarter of meat (median 17.1 g)
Fiber0.4 gabove the median for meat (median 0.2 g)
Fat6 gbelow the median for meat (median 8.8 g)
Saturated fat2.2 gbelow the median for meat (median 3.2 g)
Sodium2,020 mgin the top quarter of meat (median 423 mg)
Protein per 100 kcal19.8 gprotein density, useful for comparing foods with different calorie levels

Product details

Brand: Jack Links
Barcode: 7898961400716
Label serving: 50 g
Category: Meat

Ingredients

Ingredients not reported.

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Per 100 g. Calories in kcal. n/a: not reported by the source.

Source of the nutrition information

Open Food Facts, record 7898961400716. License: ODbL 1.0 (Open Food Facts). Source record dated June 24, 2026. Imported November 12, 2026.

Last updated: November 12, 2026. Data quality score: 85/100 (how it is calculated).

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