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Protein content
A 1 oz serving of beef jerky contains 9.3 g of protein - a good source of protein, about 19% of the 50 g Daily Value.
Share of this food's calories that come from protein - it is moderately protein-dense.
| Serving | 1 oz (28 g) |
|---|---|
| Protein per serving | 9.3 g |
| Protein per 100 g | 33.2 g |
| Calories per serving | 115 kcal |
| Protein density | 32% of calories |
| Share of 50 g Daily Value | 19% |
| Protein quality | Complete protein |
| Category | Meat & poultry |
| Food type | Prepared / processed |
| USDA record | FoodData Central #167536 |
A typical 1 oz serving of beef jerky contains 9.3 grams of protein (33.2 g per 100 g), which makes it a good source of protein. That covers roughly 19% of the 50 g reference Daily Value, so it adds toward your protein total for the day.
Protein accounts for roughly 32% of the calories in beef jerky, making it moderately protein-dense. The rest comes from fat and carbohydrate, so it adds a solid amount of protein while still carrying real energy - useful when you are eating to a calorie target rather than under one.
Among the 133 meats in the database, beef jerky ranks 111th by protein per serving, and 319th out of all 796 foods on the site. Set against pork breakfast sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g more protein (pork breakfast sausage has 8.5 g per 2 links).
It is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own. The serving above is measured by weight at 28 g. The per-100 g figure lets you compare it directly against any other food here, whatever its serving.
Source: USDA FoodData Central #167536 - "Snacks, beef jerky, chopped and formed" (SR Legacy, published 4/1/2019). Values are the published reference figures for that record, not lab measurements for a specific brand or batch.
Quick answers
Beef jerky has 33.2 g of protein per 100 g. A typical 1 oz serving (28 g) provides 9.3 g.
Yes. Beef jerky is a complete protein - it supplies all nine essential amino acids in adequate amounts, so it can carry a meal's protein on its own.
A 1 oz serving of beef jerky contains 9.3 g of protein, about 19% of the 50 g reference Daily Value.
Beef jerky is a good source of protein, and about 32% of its calories come from protein, which makes it moderately protein-dense. Set against pork breakfast sausage, another meat entry in the database, a serving carries about 0.8 g more protein (pork breakfast sausage has 8.5 g per 2 links).
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