• HOME
  • TAGS
  • COUNTERS
  • INGREDIENTS
  • HOMEMADE ↓
    • Jerky Making
    • Pet Jerky
    • Starting a Jerky Business
  • SUBMIT
  • ABOUT ↓
    • Jerky Shrine
    • Jerky Prices
    • Jerky Price Updates
    • Jerky Criteria
    • Jerky Glossary
    • Jerky Videos
    • Contact Us
    • About Us
    • Donate
  • Instagram
  • FB
  • Twitter Page

Jerky Ingredients

Jerky Reviews

  • HOME
  • BRANDS
  • TYPES
  • FLAVORS ↓
    • FLAVOR TAGS
    • FLAVOR NAMES
  • RATINGS ↓
    • Ingredient Reviews
    • Taste Reviews
    • Bag Reviews
  • NEWS

Made By True – Garlic & Herb Biltong

Monday, March 17, 2025 Leave a Comment

Made By True - Garlic & Herb BiltongMade By True is a U.S.-based brand specializing in authentic biltong, a traditional South African air-dried beef snack. Their biltong is crafted from 100% natural ingredients, offering a high-protein, zero-sugar option suitable for Keto, Paleo, and Whole30 diets. Made By True’s biltong is available in various flavors, including Original, Smokehouse, Garlic & Herb, and Southwest Verde, catering to diverse tastes.

Committed to quality, Made By True delivers a nutritious, flavorful meat snack ideal for health-conscious consumers seeking convenient, protein-rich options. They offer pre-sliced biltong and whole slabs, allowing customers to enjoy the snack in their preferred style. Being air dried, the enzymes are still intact, making it a healthier product than jerky. This Made By True brand name is distributed by Stormberg Foods, located in Goldsboro, North Carolina.

The first review on Made By True will focus on a 2 ounce/56 gram bag of their Garlic & Herb flavored beef biltong. This flavor is described as having a rich, meaty flavor infused with salt and vinegar, cilantro, and pepper notes in every convenient bag. The bag was purchased in the East Rutherford Beef Jerky Outlet store at the American Dream retail center in New Jersey.

Ingredient Review

Ingredients: Beef, Vinegar, Salt, Roasted Coriander, Rosemary, Dried Beef Powder, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Crushed Chili and Herbs.

Made By True - Garlic & Herb BiltongThe beef used is not guaranteed to be free of growth hormones or additional antibiotics. Also, the beef is not guaranteed to have at least partial free range access to graze on grass. As a result, the highest ingredient rating that can be awarded is a Good (8/10) rating.

Made By True - Garlic & Herb Biltong

Keeping up with South African traditions of making biltong, healthy vinegar is the only liquid used in the marinade.

Some healthy ingredients added are roasted coriander, rosemary, beef powder, garlic powder, onion powder, crushed red chili peppers, and herbs.

The sugar level is perfect at 0 grams of sugar per 28 grams of biltong. The salt level is a little high at 760mg of salt per 57 grams of biltong to lose a rating. Our preference is 350mg of salt or less per 28 grams of biltong.

This biltong does qualify to have no sodium nitrite. Instead, salt is the main preservative used, and to a lesser extent vinegar. Admirably, this biltong has no MSG added.

Decent (7/10) – Ingredient Rating

Taste Review

MADE BY TRUE – GARLIC & HERB BILTONG

Written by guest biltong reviewer Paul Rekker

When I open the bag I don’t really smell anything. The biltong is medium in size, and it is sliced rather thin. The jerky is soft-ish, and it is a bit oily. There is an oily residue left on your fingers.

When I bite into the biltong I am met with salt, at a mild level, next to no sweet, and I am picking up on the garlic, it is at a decent level, but I can’t say that I am picking up any sort of herb taste. I have to say, this biltong tastes like a cross between regular jerky and biltong. All biltong, at least up to this point, have had a unique taste, noticeably different from regular jerky, but this biltong tastes like a hybrid version, combining the unmistakable flavor of biltong mixed with the traditional flavor of jerky. It’s more of an observation than a complaint, but I feel it needs to be said.

Overall, I am quite enjoying this biltong/jerky, it is unique, and tasty. The combination is actually favorably caressing my palate enough to award it a 9/10

Here is what Mark had to say about this Garlic & Herb beef biltong flavor from Made By True: “Thanks Paul for the enthusiastic taste review. Paul makes an interesting observation, pointing out that this biltong is similar to jerky. Not so much taste wise but the texture. Biltong is air dried, which generally means the beef has a tendency to melt in your mouth and has a soft, shiny texture. This biltong seems to have been dried at a higher temperature than room temperature.”

“The flavor of garlic comes across fairly well. There are herbal tastes present that taste like herbs and not spices but at light levels. The saltiness is fairly strong, more so than your normal biltong. The familiar taste of coriander is present, a staple ingredient in biltong is at a mild level. Overall, I too enjoyed this biltong, leaving me wanting more. A unanimous Very Good (9/10) taste rating will be awarded.”

This 2 ounce/56 gram bag was purchased for $9.99, which works out to $5.00 an ounce. That rates as an expensive price.

Very Good (9/10) – Taste Rating

Bag Review

This green resealable plastic bag has everything imprinted directly on the bag, both front and back. No labels are affixed to this bag.

Some slogans displayed on this bag could be “Traditionally Air-Dried” and “Carne Diem!” Some facts printed on this bag are “Gluten Free”, “0g Total Sugar”, “32g Protein”, “Paleo Friendly”, “Made in USA”, “Made With 100% U.S. Beef”, “Discovered in South Africa”, and “Rich Meaty Flavor with Strong Garlic and Subtle Savory Herb Notes”.

All bag categories are covered here. A short but good blurb on the back explains what biltong is. You are encouraged to follow the @madebytrue handle on social media. To the credit of Made By True, an email address is provided for customer inquiries.

Excellent (10/10) – Bag Rating

Made By True – Garlic & Herb Biltong was last modified: March 17/2025 by Jerky Ingredients

Filed Under:  Beef, Mammal
Ingredient Rating:  Decent (7/10)
Taste Rating:  Very Good (9/10)
Bag Design Rating:  Excellent (10/10)
Allergen Alerts:  None
Health:  No MSG, No Sodium Nitrite
Sugar & Salt:  Sugar < 2 Grams
Meat:  Biltong
Other:  2 oz/29-56 grams, Paleo-Approved
Flavor:  Garlic, Paul
Brand:  Made By True, North Carolina, USA  A jerky brand from USA
Distributor:  Stormberg Foods, North Carolina, USA  A jerky distributor from the USA
Private Labeler:  None
Purchase:  2025, Expensive Price, East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA  Jerky purchased in the USA

Leave a Comment Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

  • JERKY REVIEWS  1184
    Jerky Counters
    Jerky Brands  382
    Jerky Tags  1204
    Jerky Categories  75
    Jerky Types  31
    Jerky Flavors  74
    Jerky Flavor Names  698
    Jerky Ingredients  974
    Jerky Shrine Bags  1867
    Jerky Shrine Brands  497
    Jerky Shrine Displays  115
    Jerky News
    Jerky Prices
    Jerky Price Updates
    Jerky Criteria
    Jerky Glossary
    Jerky Videos
    Making Jerky
    Starting a Jerky Business
    Submit Jerky
    Contact Us
    About Us

    Comments

    • Jerky Ingredients on Knights Ferry Cattle Co. – Original Beef Jerky: “Hello” Apr 30, 21:35
    • Tommyhip on Knights Ferry Cattle Co. – Original Beef Jerky: “hi” Apr 30, 11:52
    • Jerky Ingredients on Jerky Flavor Tags: “A solid choice at an affordable price. Good people who work there.” Apr 17, 19:33
    • Kenny Smith on Jerky Flavor Tags: “I’ve been looking for the perfect beef jerky since I left North Carolina 25 years ago bronco Billy’s is the…” Apr 17, 06:25
    • Dale Bradshaw on Knights Ferry Cattle Co. – Original Beef Jerky: “Purchased the 10 oz teriyaki jerky today. No flavor, tough it is awful. Worst beef jerky I’ve ever had. Bought…” Apr 12, 19:20

    Archives

  • 2025: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2024: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2023: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2022: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2021: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2020: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2019: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2018: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2017: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2016: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2015: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2014: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • 2013: J F M A M J J A S O N D
  • Jerky Sites

    Best Beef Jerky
    Jerky UP!

    Return to Top · Site Map · Powered by Jerky Ingredients  Jerky Ingredients Instagram FeedJerky Ingredients Twitter Feed Jerky Ingredients Facebook Feed