About the Brand Idaho-based Golden Valley Natural specializes in all-natural meat products made from animals that have never received artificial growth hormones or antibiotics, have always been fed a 100% vegetarian diet, do not include artificial ingredients, and are minimally processed. Their ranches were the first in the U.S. to have a non-hormone certified beef herd. Golden Valley Natural owns and operates its own USDA-inspected, state-of-the-art processing plant in Idaho Falls, and has been in the meat-processing business for more than 35 years. In the words of Roger H. Ball, owner and president of Golden Valley Natural: "Golden Valley Natural Beef comes from cattle that are raised in the lush green pastures and mountains of Idaho. These cattle are accustomed to crisp, clean air and wide-open spaces as nature intended. Golden Valley Natural Beef guarantees that all animals are treated humanely and have never received artificial hormones or antibiotics. I believe in giving cattle a healthy, comfortable environment from birth. I have never used artificial hormones in my cattle, and I never will!" From the Manufacturer Natural, certified-organic beef jerky; high in protein, low in fat. Comes from beef raised on a ranch without added hormones or antibiotics, and contains no preservatives, no added MSG, no nitrite, no erythorbate, and no artificial ingredients. Golden Valley Natural Beef Jerky is only minimally processed. US inspected by the Department of Agriculture. Golden Valley Natural Meat snacks offer an alternative to the confection and pastry-based protein bars and drink powders. Protein eaten in a natural solid form is much more appealing and satisfies the appetite longer than liquid protein shakes and drink proteins. Our natural meat snacks are many times more convenient, less sticky, and easier to eat than traditional jerky products and meat sticks. In addition to being high in protein and low in fat, many Golden Valley Natural meat snacks contain less sugar and salt than traditional meat snacks off the shelf. Our meat snacks are also devoid of traditional cured meat preservatives, such as nitrite and erythorbate.
J**C
What happened??
I started buying this beef jerky when I found out I was pregnant (about 30 weeks ago) for the extra protein, and mainly chose this brand because it was organic. I'm not normally a huge meat eater and so by no means am a beef jerky aficionado or expert, but it was more than passable for me and I bought several bags over the course of several orders. The last two orders however, have been very different. It used to be a variety of sizes of strips of jerky, some tougher than others, some thicker, some fattier, etc. But the last two orders, they've all been bags of uniformly sized, square, thick slabs. They are all tough and hard and too thick. Still edible, the flavor is still pretty good, I was just hoping that the one shipment was a fluke but its looking like maybe not. Still hopeful it'll go back to the old style but if not, I probably won't be ordering anymore after this baby arrives!
B**E
Fantastic beef jerky
First time ordering this brand, so can only rate the single 3 oz bag I ordered. It was the thickest, tenderest beef jerky I've ever had. The fact that it's only 270mg of sodium per serving is an added bonus. Most jerky is at least 400 mg or more per serving. I am duly impressed with this product on first try.Many other brands provide really thin strips that are often tough to chew, like what I imagine shoe leather is like. This jerky was three times thicker than most jerky I've tried and it wasn't a jaw muscle workout to consume. It's a bit spicier than I was expecting, but that's a very minor complaint. Overall, best jerky I've tried by a landslide.
M**Y
good jerky flavor a bit off
The jerky itself was pretty good, however the flavor I did not think lived up to its name at all. It tasted more like a plain jerky than a sweet n spicy. It was not sweet at all to me, and I did not feel any spice after eating the whole bag. It would have been very good as a plain jerky, but not as the labeled flavor.
A**A
Where's the spice?
I'm sure some people would love this jerky. For me it was too soft and only sweet. No spicy! I gave three because there wasn't anything wrong with it, just personal preference. But I'll never buy again.
G**O
Excellent Beef Jerky
This beef jerky is an excellent brand and the taste is great. I will buy again. Careful not to have too much of this as it has a lot of sodium. Of course this is true of all beef jerky.
H**Y
needs more cowbell!
i've had tastier beef jerky, but the price on this is very good for an organic jerky. i like turtles. (ok that's 20 words)
K**G
new version is no good
old version of this product with the packaging shown in the picture was good. the new brown crosshatch pattern package (3 oz bags) version is no good. seems they sold out and went for cheaper beef and/or processing. really bummed out.
K**5
Mold
Sadly, I love this jerky and have ordered it before. This time, several packages were very moldy!!! And there are no returns of refunds..I may not order this again.
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