Our Beef Jerky Taste Test
Which Beef Jerky is The Tastiest?
Problem
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Info Gathered
For the taste test we had to gather info about our products to get background info about them. Info we had to gather included where the production facility is, what's in our product and when the company originated. The company originated in 1885. Their main production facility is in Minong, WI. Jack Link's web address is www.jacklinks.com. They also sell more than 100 different meat products in over 40 countries. Their slogan is "feed your wild side". The phone number is (608)-527-2131.
- Teriyaki
- Beef
- Sugar
- Water
- 2% or Less of Salt
- Dried Soy Sauce (soybeans,salt,wheat)
- Maltodextrin
- Glutamate
- Falvoring
- Hydrolyzed Corn
- Protein
- Sodium Erythobate
- Paprika Extract
- Sodium Nitrite
- Contains Wheat and Soy
- 80 Calories
- Original
- Beef
- Water
- Sugar
- 2% or Less of Salt
- Corn Syrup Solids
- Dried Soy Sauce
- Hydrolyzed Corn and Soy Protein
- Monosodium Glutamate
- Maltodextrin
- Flavorings
- Sodium Erythorbate
- Sodium Nitrite
- Contains wheat and soy
- 80 Calories
- Original Hickory Smokehouse
- Beef
- Water
- Brown Sugar
- 2% of Less of Salt
- Sugar
- Spices
- Flavorings
- Monosodium
- Glutamate
- Sodium Nitrite
- 80 Calories
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Hypothesis
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Experiment
Materials List
- Original Hickory Smokehouse Jack Link's Beef Jerky
- Original Jack Link's Beef Jerky
- Teriyaki Jack Link's Beef Jerky
- Sample Cups
- Small Dixie Cups
- Scissors
- Rubber Gloves
- Trays
Procedure
- Put on rubber gloves
- Open teriyaki, original, and original hickory smokehouse Jack Link's Beef Jerky
- Cut into dime size pieces and place into sample cups
- Fill a small dixie cup 3/4 way with water from faucet
- Lay out beef jerky on 3 different trays with the 3 different brands
- Lay in order of randomizer
- Person tries all the beef jerky with water in between
- Person chooses favorite flavor and records it on ipad
- Repeat procedure