The simple explanation is fake beef jerky.

It is strange that it was allowed to be listed through food inspection and sold openly in major supermarkets.

Beef jerky is a popular snack food. Good beef jerky is chewy and chatters, and it relieves hunger. It was originally prepared for ancient marching wars.

My friend's daughter-in-law is from Tongliao, Inner Mongolia, and she makes pure beef jerky at home. Every year, I buy two kilograms from her to relieve my hunger. Real beef jerky has several characteristics:

Beef is tight, and people with bad teeth can't eat this pure natural hand-made beef jerky because it is too expensive.

The feeling of fullness is particularly strong: according to friends, a catty of fresh beef usually produces at most three or two pieces of beef jerky, which can be said to be concentrated beef.

In particular, it has the unique flavor of beef: because the real beef jerky is basically dried or dried with fresh beef, it retains the original flavor of beef to the maximum extent.

Why is beef jerky sold online cheaper than fresh meat?

First, the addition of beef jerky

Now there are all kinds of beef jerky products sold online, and there are all kinds of flavors, such as original, spiced, spicy and so on.

The price of beef jerky ranges from high school to low school, ranging from tens of dollars a catty to around 150 yuan.

Cheap beef jerky basically has several characteristics:

The amount of seasoning added to beef exceeds that of beef itself. Many beef jerky tastes dull or spicy. Just think about how much salt and pepper are a catty.

Soybean protein or other additives are added to beef jerky, which is made by breaking beef, adding these ingredients and then re-processing. It can only be said that it is beef jerky with beef. It is really hard for outsiders to say how much beef is contained in it except that the manufacturer can tell it clearly.

The moisture contained in beef jerky is also very important. Some beef jerkies are basically sold in the form of candy, and the seasoning is particularly heavy and chewy, which locks the moisture in beef.

Second, how to choose delicious beef jerky

Look at the price: the price of fresh beef is about a catty in 40 yuan, and the prepared beef jerky is given a catty according to three catties, so the real pure beef jerky will cost more than a catty 120 yuan, and the basic quality below this price is doubtful.

Open it: beef has its unique silk road and texture. The shredded beef jerky is a little bit, and its muscle fibers can be seen. It is not easy to break by hand.

Taste: beef jerky is pure and chewy, and it needs to be soaked in saliva to bite if the mouth is not good, and it has the unique taste of beef. Good beef jerky won't be particularly salty, and it won't have such a heavy flavor.

Dried beef, which is cheaper than beef, can only be said to be a snack containing beef ingredients. There are many things that can be added, whether it is soy protein or starch, which can increase the weight of beef. If you want to eat pure beef jerky, then the lowest price should be more than three times that of fresh beef, which depends on personal needs! Merchants don't make money at a loss.