A jerky is a means to
preserve meat without refrigeration. Traditionally dried and smoked now it is
dried and marinated to add flavors to the meat. Beef is the most common type of
jerky but one can also find jerky of other kinds. The quality of the meat
varies greatly on the conditions and the choice of the meat. If we go by the
simplest of forms, beef jerky is the one that consists of strips of dried beef.
The producers of beef jerky grind it; add herbs, spices, and other flavorings
before forming the mixture into strips. This beef jerky co-packing
is done by the beef jerky co-packer. This kind of food provides high protein,
vitamin B, many minerals and last but not the least ample amount of sodium.
Beef Jerky’s nutritional
value –
Total Fat – 26g
·
Saturated Fat-11g
·
Polyunsaturated Fat-1g
·
Monounsaturated Fat-11g
Cholesterol – 48mg
Sodium – 2081mg
Potassium – 597mg
Total Carbohydrate – 11g
·
Dietary Fiber – 1.8g
·
Sugar – 9g
Protein – 33g
Beef Jerky has numerous
advantages while compared to the normal meat. Some of the health advantages
are:
Because of the removal of
fat and moisture during the preparation process, it becomes an excellent source
of protein and is 97% fat free.
It is a high energy snack
that can fuel your energy through a vigorous workout or intense bout of
exercise.
The presence of monounsaturated
fats in the jerky meat neutralizes the saturated fats and makes it worth.
Iron and Zinc are two of the
vital minerals contained in it that helps in booting of the immune system. Iron
being the enhancer of red blood cells and zinc helps in healing.
Astonishingly a normal
serving of beef jerky consists of 1.54 mgs of iron in contrast to the goal of
8mgs needed by man and 18 mgs required by woman. The zinc content is 2.3mgs of
the 11mgs required by men and 8 mgs needed by women.
Sodium content in a beef
jerky is around 590mgs and the average amount required by man is more than 2300
mgs per day.
Last but not the least the
calorie content in beef jerky is 116 calories according to US department of
National Nutrient Database.
