Vegan Meat Sticks - The Best Dehydrated Vegan Jerky Recipe (2024)

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Did Beyond stop making jerky? ›

Beyond Meat Jerky, the first product to emerge from the firm's 'Planet Partnership' joint venture with PepsiCo, is being discontinued less than two years after launch, Brown told analysts after posting a $155 million net loss on sales down 7.8% to $73.7 million in the fourth quarter of 2023.

How do I store Beyond Meat Jerky? After opening, refrigerate or use Beyond Meat Jerky within 3 days.

Mushroom, watermelon, coconut, banana and soybean are all common fruits and vegetables used to make plant-based jerky. Some brands even use jackfruit, eggplant and other meaty fruits and vegetables to mimic the texture of beef, pork, chicken or turkey.

Smoky-Sweet Tofu Jerky

Tofu is another protein-rich ingredient that serves as a good substitute for meat. When marinated in barbecue sauce, maple syrup, and other seasonings and baked in the oven, it takes on that chewy, leathery quality synonymous with traditional Jerky.

Beyond was forced to reduce price to match Impossible, but consumers seemed to prefer Impossible's taste and texture.” Beyond's entry into the jerky market then “stalled out early and burdened the P&L with significant cost overruns.”

In the United States, Beyond Meat's sales fell 32% to $205.9 million from $304 million the year before. International sales rose 19.7% to $137.5 million from $114.9 million.

Dehydrating beef jerky for too long can lead to over-drying. While this may not pose as immediate a health risk as undercooking, the implications for your taste buds are dire.

Properly dried jerky is non-perishable, meaning it will last for many years, but will lose taste, texture, color, and smell and will eventually become not very good. Commercial jerky package labels include a best-by date. This is usually about one year from the date that the meat was put in the package.

If it's plant based. It's not meat. Expiration dates mean DO NOT EAT AFTER THIS DATE! “Best used by” dates mean “may not taste as good”.

Top round is considered to be one of the best cuts of meat to use for jerky. In fact, this is the cut that many commercial jerkies are made from. This is a good cut because it comes in large pieces, is a lean cut of meat, and is economical. Top round can also be referred to as London Broil or inside round steak.

Are Slim Jims vegan? ›

Slim Jim ingredients: beef, mechanically separated chicken, lactic acid starter culture, dextrose, salt, sodium nitrite and hydrolyzed soy.

Beef jerky is a type of dried meat, specifically beef, that is typically seasoned and cured before being dehydrated. Dried meat, in a broader sense, refers to any meat that has had its moisture removed through various methods.

The best cuts of meat for beef jerky are Top Round, Bottom Round, Lifter and Pectoral, but a variety of cuts can be used such as Flank Steak and Skirt Steak. These cuts of beef check all the boxes for beef jerky—economical, lean, and full of flavor.

Typically beef jerky is dehydrated between 140°F and 150°F and there is some type of air circulation. So to achieve similar results with your home oven, crack the door open and use a wooden spoon to hold the door open in that position. Continue to dry the jerky for 4 to 8 hours depending on the thickness of the jerky.

The last few years have been rough for Beyond Meat (BYND 1.22%). The plant-based meat stock hit a peak in early 2021 but has since been in a major downward trend, with shares falling 94% in the last three years.

Beyond Meat's slumping profit performance was another sore point for investors in 2023. The company is losing money even on a gross profit basis thanks to the combination of falling sales and declining prices. Net losses last quarter landed at $70 million compared to an over $100 million loss a year ago.

BEYOND MEAT® AND PEPSICO'S PLANET PARTNERSHIP DEBUTS BEYOND MEAT JERKY, THE JOINT VENTURE'S FIRST PRODUCT, AT RETAILERS NATIONWIDE.

Sonoma Brands has acquired Krave back from Hershey for an undisclosed sum after selling the culinary meat snacks brand to the U.S. chocolate maker for $218.7 million in 2015.