We just wanted to wish a merry Christmas & happy new Year to all our customers, thanks for your support during what has been a challenging Year for the smokehouse. We will be processing our last orders on the 12/12/25 (next Friday) to ensure all meet the last posting date for second class of the 17/12/25. We will be closing down the smokehouse from 17/12/25 - 05/01/15 for a well deserved break. . No orders will be processed during this time. Thanks again!

Jerky health benefits

Why should you choose smoky barrel jerky?
 
  • Our beef jerky contains 51.4g of protein per 100g of Jerky, that's 28% more than the main large commercial brands available in the UK.
  • Beef is the number 3 food source of iron behind fortified cereal and grains
  • A 3-ounce serving of lean beef is an excellent source of Protein, Zinc, Phosphorous, Iron and B-Complex Vitamins. Protein helps build a strong and muscular body. Zinc helps create a healthy immune system and heal wounds. Phosphorous is necessary for strong teeth and bones. Iron helps carry oxygen in the blood to all cells and muscles to prevent fatigue.

Smoky Barrel Jerky nutritional information
(Latest analysis completed at Ashwood Laboratories Galashiels 26/06/19)
 Nutritional facts Per 100g RM/RI* Per 50g RM/RI*
Energy 1146Kj 573Kj
271kcal 13% 135kcal 6.5%
Fat 3.7g 5.9% 1.85g 2.9%
Of which saturates 1.4g 7% 0.7g 3.5%
Carbohydrate 8.0g 3% 4.0g 1.5%
Total sugars 8.0g 26% 4.0g 13%
Protein 51.4g 100% 25.7g 50%
Salt 7.1g 110% 3.5g 55%

*Recommended daily reference intake

                                       

    Smoked foods and your health

  • There is much disinformation about the carcinogenic content of smoked foods, however research conducted by the CSL Food Science Laboratory in Aberdeen, revealed that the wood burning process produced a complex group of compounds known collectively as PNEHs.
  • These compounds are also naturally occurring and found in natural fossil fuels, fruits and vegetables. In fact it was found that the PNEHs levels in lettuce and asparagus are higher than in smoked foods.