A typical serving of beef jerky (1 piece, large, 20 g) has about 82 calories. Per 100 g: 410 kcal, 33.2 g protein, 11 g carbs, 25.6 g fat. The same 100 g carries 1.8 g of fiber and 9 g of sugar. The energy comes from a mix of carbs, fat, and protein.
| Serving | Weight | Calories |
|---|---|---|
| 1 piece, large | 20 g | 82 kcal |
| 1 oz | 28 g | 116 kcal |
| 100 g | 100 g | 410 kcal |
Dried meat is protein-dense: a 1-oz strip pack brings 9 g of protein for 116 calories. On the energy-density scale, 410 kcal per 100 g puts beef jerky at the very high end. Protein density is strong: about 8.1 g of protein per 100 calories.
A typical serving (1 piece, large, 20 g) has about 82 calories, and 100 g has 410 kcal. Calories scale with weight, so double the portion means double the number.
There are 33.2 g of protein in 100 g of beef jerky, which works out to about 6.6 g per serving (1 piece). That is a genuinely high protein share for the calories.
Yes, in the plain arithmetic sense: 25.6 g of fat per 100 g supplies about 56% of the calories. Whether that fits your day depends on your totals, not on the food alone.
Every value on this page comes from USDA FoodData Central, entry 167536 (SR Legacy). Serving figures are converted from the per-100-g data, so rounding can shift a total by a calorie or two.
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Nutrition data: USDA FoodData Central, FDC ID 167536 (SR Legacy). Serving calories are computed from the per-100-g values.
