State dinners often consist of, but are not limited to, black tie or white tie dress, military honor guards, a four or five course meal, musical entertainment, dancing, and speeches made on behalf of the head of state hosting the state dinner as well as the foreign head of state.
Jerky is lean meat that has been trimmed of fat, cut into strips, and then dried to prevent spoilage. Normally, this drying includes the addition of salt, to prevent bacteria from developing on the meat before sufficient moisture has been removed.
Nutritionally, 100 grams of chopped and formed beef jerky contains 54 percent of your daily zinc, 41 percent of your daily phosphorus, 30 percent of your daily iron, 17 percent of your daily potassium and 15 percent of your daily selenium, according to SELFNutritionData.