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Beef Product Roundup

We analyzed 109 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Beef Product shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 109 products in this category, breaking down every ingredient list to uncover hidden additives, excessive sugar levels, and potential allergens.

Whether you are searching for strictly Vegan options, Gluten-Free snacks, or simply want to avoid high-processed foods, our algorithm ranks products based on a comprehensive Health Score. Below is our definitive ranking of the safest and healthiest Beef Product you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
321
Protein
18g
Hickory Farms

Summer sausage hardwood smoked

Ingredients: Beef and Pork, Salt, Spices, Dextrose, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
339
Protein
18g
Hickory Farms

Beef summer sausage

Ingredients: Beef, Salt, Dextrose, Spices, Smoke Flavoring, Natural Flavors, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrate

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
309
Protein
15g
Kroger

Ground Beef

Ingredients: GROUND BEEF.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
166
Protein
17g
COOK

Slow Cooked Beef Cheeks

Ingredients: Beef (80%), Tomato Puree, Red Wine, Vinegar, Maltodextrin, Tomato Paste, Garlic, Water, Sugar, Thickener (1422), Hydrolysed Soy Protein, Molasses, Yeast Extract, Herbs (Rosemary, Oregano), Salt, Pepper, Preservative (Potassium Sorbate), Vegetable Gum (Xanthan Gum), Colour (Paprika Oleoresins), Natural Flavour. Contains: Soy.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
137
Protein
24g
Ashfields

Roast British Peppered Topside of Beef

Ingredients: BEEF, Black Pepper, Salt, Stabiliser: Triphosphates,

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
239
Protein
20g
Don Lee Farms

Angus Choice Beef Patties

Ingredients: USDA CHOICE ANGUS BEEF, WATER, ARROWROOT FLOUR, 2% OR LESS OF EACH OF: ONION, SEA SALT, GARLIC, SPICES, GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SUNFLOWER OIL), NATURAL FLAVOR.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
318
Protein
57g
Brooklyn Biltong

Peri peri chili

Ingredients: Grass Fed Beef, Apple Cider Vinegar, Salt, Cayenne Pepper, Black Pepper, Rosemary, Coriander

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
312
Protein
15g
Kroger

Ground beef lean

Ingredients: ground beef

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
152
Protein
21g
Simply Nature

100% Grass Fed Ground Beef

Ingredients: Organic ground beef

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
150
Protein
20g
Wegmans,Wegmans Organic

Ground Beef, 93% Lean

Ingredients: Organic Beef.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
294
Protein
14g
Member's Mark

Italian style beef meatballs

Ingredients: beef, water, 1extured soy flour, onions. defatted soy flour, contains less than 2% of the following: salt, maltodextrin, soy protein concentrate, corn syrup solids, dehydrated onions, pecorino romano cheese made hum sheep's milk (pasteurized part-skim sheep's milk, salt, enzymes), spices, sugar, sodiun polyphosphate, color added, dehydratéd garlic, black pepper, white pepper, canolă oil, natural flavors, parsley flakes, dried red bell peppers, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), yeast extract, turmeric oleoresin color. contains milk, soy.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
194
Protein
23g
Nutrisystem

Hickory smoke flavored beef patty

Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, ISOLATED OAT PRODUCT, DEXTROSE, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE FLAVOR, (CONTAINS MALTODEXTRIN), NATURAL FLAVORS, GRILL FLAVOR (FROM SUNFLOWER OIL).

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
11g
Oscar Mayer,Kraft

Beef Bologna

Ingredients: Beef, Water, Corn Syrup, Contains Less than 2% of: Salt, Ground _Mustard_ Seed, Potassium Lactate, Dextrose, Hydrolyzed Beef Stock, Sodium Lactate, Autolyzed Yeast, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavor, Extractives of Paprika, Oleoresin _Celery_ Seed

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
204
Protein
17g
Impossible

Non-meat Ground beef

Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Sunflower Oil, Coconut Oil, Natural Flavors, 2% Or Less Of: Methylcellulose, Cultured Dextrose, Food Starch Modified, Yeast Extract, Soy Leghemoglobin, Salt, Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), L-Tryptophan, Soy Protein Isolate, Vitamins and Minerals (Zinc Gluconate, Niacin (Vitamin B3), Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12). Contains: Soy

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
341
Protein
17g
Specially Selected,Aldi

Specially Selected Beef Meatballs With Prime Rib Seasoning

Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, SOY FLOUR, POTATO MALTODEXTRIN, NATURAL FLAVOR, NATURAL BEEF FAT, BEEF STOCK, GUM ARABIC, YEAST EXTRACT, SILICON DIOXIDE, BLACK PEPPER, CORN SYRUP, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY FLOUR, SODIUM PHOSPHATE

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
290
Protein
19g
The Kroger Co.

Ground beef lean

Ingredients: e aa total fat z3g saturated fat 99 cholesterol 8omg 35% 45% 27% a reei 800 3% total carbohydrate 0g dietary fibr 0 0% protein 199 vitamin a calcium 0% vitamin c 0% 2% iron 10% 7wrcent dally yalces are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. ngredients: ground beef, cstributed by the kroger co. ononmati omio 5202 produgt of u,s.a. est. 625 sell or freeze by 04/06/21 14:42

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
177
Protein
17g
Trader Joes

Grass fed angus beef burgers

Ingredients: GROUND GRASS FED ANGUS BEEF

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
247
Protein
24g
Wegman's

Burgers

Ingredients: Angus Beef.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
29g
Chomps

Chomplings

Ingredients: GRASS FED & FINISHED BEEF, WATER, LESS THAN 2% OF: ENCAPSULATED LACTIC ACID, SEA SALT, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), CHERRY POWDER, BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, CORIANDER, STUFFED IN A BEEF COLLAGEN CASING

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
177
Protein
20g
Kroger

Beef Shaved Steak

Ingredients: BEEF.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
214
Protein
19g
Simply Nature

Ground Beef

Ingredients: 100% GRASS-FED ORGANIC GROUND BEEF.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
32g
Righteous Felon

Lemon pepper turkey stick

Ingredients: Turkey, water, sea salt, brown sugar, encapsulated citric acid, black pepper, celery powder, tomato powder, liquid smoke, cherry powder, granulated lemon, oregano, granulated garlic, onion powder, ground rosemary, basil, coriander, ground thyme, ground clove, beef collagen casing

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
214
Protein
19g
MARKETSIDE ORGANIC

GRASS-FED GROUND BEEF

Ingredients: Organic Beef

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
36g
Jack Links

Beef Tender Bites

Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, WATER, SALT, FLAVORS, SODIUM NITRITE, POTASSIUM SORBATE.

The Good

  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
195
Protein
27g
Just Meats

Smoked Texas Brisket

Ingredients: BEEF BRISKET, BRISKET MARINADE (BEEF RENDERINGS, WATER, CARROTS, CELERY, ONIONS SALT, PEPPER)

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
36g
Field Trip

Carne asada beef jerky

Ingredients: Grass Fed Beef, Brown Sugar, Gluten Free Reduced Sodium Soy Sauce (Water, Soybeans, Salt, Alcohol), Orange Juice, Carne Asada Seasoning (Dehydrated Vegetables (Garlic, Onion, Green Bell Pepper), Spices, Salt, Citric Acid, Natural Flavors, and Rice Concentrate), Water, Apple Cider Vinegar, Lime Juice

The Good

  • ● Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • ● High Sugar Content
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Calories
141
Protein
22g
Cuisine Solutions

Sliced grass-fed beef sirloin

Ingredients: BEEF SIRLOIN, STEAK SEASONING (spices (black pepper, green peppercorn, pink peppercorn and white pepper), dehydrated garlic, sea salt, olive oil), SUGAR, SEA SALT

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
120
Sugar
0g
South Chicago Packing

Waygu Beef Tallow

Ingredients: RENDERED WAGYU, BEEF FAT

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
141
Protein
23g
Kirkland

seasoned roast beef

Ingredients: BEEF, BEEF STOCK, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE. COATED WITH: SEA SALT, SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, NATURAL FLAVOR.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
123
Protein
21g
Kirkland

USDA Choice Roast Beef

Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, CULTURED CORN SUGAR, CONTAINS 24 OR LESS OF SALT, ROTISSERIE SEASONING (PROCESSED FROM: FOOD STARCH-MODIFIED WITH POTATO DEXTRIN, SUGAR, CARRAGEENAN, DEXTROSE, YEAST EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACTIVES, SALT), SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR BROWNED IN SOYBEAN OIL. BLACK FOREST HAM WITH NATURAL JUICES CURED WITH WATER, CULTURED CORN SUGAR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SUGAR, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE OVEN ROASTED USDA CHOICE ROAST BEEF COATED WITH: DEXTROSE, SALT, FLAVORINGS, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN INGREDIENTS: "AFTER COOKING CONTAINS UP TO 15% OF A FLAVORING SOLUTION OF: WATER, CULTURED SUGAR, SEASONING (SALT, DEXTROSE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, ONION AND GARLIC POWDER, CANOLA OIL AND NATURAL FLAVORS), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SODIUM PHOSPHATE, VINEGAR. Costco Wholesale Corporation ITM. / ART. 685631 P.O. Box 34535, Seattle, WA 98124-1535 USA 1-800-774-2678 www.costco.com PRODUCT OF USA 143916 095a

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Beef Product category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 109 products in the Beef Product category on CakeID. While some are plant-based, many contain hidden animal ingredients like milk powder, whey, or gelatin. Always check the "Is Vegan" status on our product pages.
How does CakeID rank the best Beef Product?+
We rank Beef Product based on their nutritional value, ingredient cleanliness (fewer additives), and vegan compatibility. Products with lower sugar and simpler ingredients rank higher.
Can I find low-calorie Beef Product here?+
Yes! Our list highlights the nutritional details of each product. Look for the "Calories" badge on the product cards above to find low-calorie options.
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