Jack Link's Beef Jerky

Bought my first packet of Jack Lin's Beef Jerky teriyaki flavored snack (RM11) from TMC Bangsar. This product is made in New Zealand. The meat is a bit tough for me and salty. Probably this will be my first and last time trying it.

Beef Jerky is actually made up of smoked beef seasoned with soy, ginger, a little onion and other ingredients. Other ingredients include the following:

WATER, SUGAR, LESS THAN 2% SALT, DRIED SOY SAUCE (SOYBEANS, SALT, WHEAT), MALTODEXTRIN, FRUCTOSE, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, FLAVORINGS, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SODIUM NITRITE & WHEAT.

Judging by the ingredients above, do you think it is a healthy snack? To me, definitely is not a healthy choice. Choose fruits instead if you are a health conscious person.

Let me give you a brief history on Jack Link's(got it from their website):

Jack Link’s Beef Jerky began with treasured family recipes passed from generation to generation, transforming a small North Woods business into one of the fastest-growing meat snack manufacturers in the world. From the first day Chris staked his claim in Minong, Wis., a new American tradition was born. Chris Link’s sausages and smoked meats became legendary among the lumberjacks and pioneer farmers of Wisconsin’s great North Woods.

A few generations later Jack was born. An entrepreneur from an early age, Jack followed his dad everywhere, learning all about cattle, the meat business and how to make the best meat products possible. Jack honored his heritage and carved out a healthy business for his own family by supplying top-quality beef to stores and restaurants throughout the Northland. Over the years, as consumer demand for convenient, high-quality snack foods increased, so did the company’s product offerings.

Today Jack Link’s is the fastest-growing meat snack manufacturer in the world, and sells more than 100 different meat snack products in more than 40 countries.