“…The USDA guideline (2014) suggests a maximum A w of 0.85 for the safety of jerky products. It is recently reported that beef jerky in the retail market has A w ranging from 0.69 to 0.88 (Park, Shim, Jeong, Lee, & Kim, ). In the present study, beef jerky without seasoning ( A w , 0.78, pH 6.25) was stored at 10°C, 13°C, 15°C, 17°C, 19°C, 20°C, 21°C, 23°C, 25°C, 30°C, 33°C, and 35°C.…”