Meat Alternatives Roundup
We analyzed 222 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 5)

Premium Tofu Firm
Ingredients: Water, soybeans, calcium sulfate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

BUFFALO CHIK'N PATTIES
Ingredients: water, wheat flour, soy flour, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), soy protein isolate, wheat starch, contains 2% or less of wheat gluten, cornstarch, methylcellulose, dextrose, potato starch, natural flavors, salt, yeast extract, paprika color, yeast, onion powder, sugar, garlic powder, hot sauce (cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic), spices, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), vinegar, citric acid, malic acid, yellow corn flour, paprika extract color, xanthan gum, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color, barley malt extract,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

GRILLERS ORIGINAL BURGERS
Ingredients: Water, soy protein concentrate, wheat gluten, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), calcium caseinate, egg whites, onion powder. Contains 2% or less of cornstarch, onion and carrot juice concentrate, methylcellulose, natural flavors, salt, soy sauce (fermented soybeans, salt), soy protein isolate, sugar, garlic powder, spices, whey, xanthan gum, yeast extract, tomato paste (tomatoes).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

plant-based mandarin orange crispy chick’n
Ingredients: Gardein: water, soy protein isolate*, vital wheat gluten*, expeller pressed canola oil*, yeast extract, organic cane sugar, natural flavors (from plant sources), sea salt, onion powder, pea protein, carrot fiber, beetroot fiber, extractives of paprika and turmeric. batter: water, wheat flour, modified corn starch, wheat gluten, sugar, cream of tartar, salt, onion powder, spice, baking soda, garlic powder. sauce: water, organic cane sugar, less sodium soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt, alcohol*), fruit puree (water, mandarin and tangerine juice concentrate, chopped orange peels, natural flavor), salted sake (water, rice, salt), rice vinegar, thai chili sauce (sugar, water, chili paste, garlic, vinegar, modified food starch, salt, fermented wheat protein, cayenne pepper, citric acid, xanthan gum), corn starch, ginger, canola oil, garlic, spice.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

plant-based seven grain crispy tenders
Ingredients: gardein: water, soy protein isolate*, vital wheat gluten*, expeller pressed/canola oil, organic ancient grain flour (kamut khorasan wheat, amaranth, millet, quinoa), natural flavor (from plant sources), modified vegetable gum, yeast extract, sea salt, organic cane sugar, potato starch, onion powder, garlic powder, pea protein, vinegar, carrot fiber, beetroot fiber, extractives of paprika and turmeric, seven grain breading: wheat flour, water, rice flour, oat bran, oats, salt, sugar, spices, millet flour, amaranth flour, quinoa flour, kamut khorasan wheat, leavening (sodium bicarbonate, cream of tartar), yeast, extractives of paprika,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plant-Based Chick’n Nuggets
Ingredients: WATER, SOY FLOUR, BREAD CRUMB (WHEAT FLOUR, DEXTROSE, SALT, YEAST), CANOLA OIL, METHYLCELLULOSE, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEAT GLUTEN, SEA SALT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, MUSTARD FLOUR, CORN STARCH, YEAST EXTRACT (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT), POTATO STARCH, WHITE PEPPER, PAPRIKA, CELERY SALT, BLACK PEPPER.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

juicy STEAKHOUSE STYLE BURGERS 100% PLANT PROTEIN
Ingredients: Water, soy protein concentrate, MICROWAVE UICKEST Place frozen burger on a plate and cover with a p vegetable oil (corn, canola Microwave on HIGH for 1M and/or sunflower), soy protein isolate. SEC to 2 MIN, turning over through. Contains 2% or less of methylcellulose, potato starch, natural flavors, dextrose, yeast extract, sea salt, fruit juice for color, potassium salt, sunflower lecithin, beet juice for color, yeast, citric acid, wheat gluten. CONTAINS SOY AND WHEAT INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Savory Breakfast Jack Sausage Patties
Ingredients: JACKFRUIT, WATER, SOY FLOUR, CANOLA AND SOYBEAN OIL, COCONUT OIL, SPICES, NATURAL FLAVOR, WHITE ONION, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, LESS THAN 2% OF: SALT, METHYLCELLULOSE (PLANT FIBER), BROWN SUGAR, GARLIC POWDER, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE (COLOR)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

veggie burger
Ingredients: carrots, peas, onions, oat bran edamame, expeller pressed canola oil, corn, soy flour, zucchini, string beans, broccoli, arrowroot powder, red pepper, corn starch, garlic, salt, corn meal, parsley black pepper contains: soy,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Vegan Veggie Burgers
Ingredients: Water, soy protein concentrate, wheat gluten, contains less than 2% of methylcellulose, salt, caramel color, dried onions, yeast extract, sesame oil, hydrolyzed wheat protein, natural and artificial flavor (non-meat), disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

PLANT-BASED SEARED TIPS
Ingredients: WATER, WHEAT GLUTEN, FABA BEAN PROTEIN, EXPELLER-PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, AND LESS THAN 1% OF SPICE, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, POMEGRANATE CONCENTRATE, YEAST EXTRACT, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, FRUIT AND VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Tofu Firm
Ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC WHOLE SOYBEANS, CALCIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients: 15% iron 2,8mg potassium 230mg 5% *the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet, 2,000 calories in a day is used for general nutrition advice, ngredients: water, pea protein", expeller-pressed canola il, refined coconut oil, natural flavors, inactivated yeast, rice protein, methylcellulose, yeast extract (niacin (vitamin b3), yridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin hydrochloride jitamin bl), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid (vitamin b9), yanocobalamin (vitamin b12), apple extract, salt, pomegranate xtract, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sunflower lecithin, eet juice extract (for color), carrot, peas are legumes, people with severe allergies to legumes like eanuts should be cautious when introducing pea protein into, neir diet because of the possibility of a pea allergy , contains no eanuts or tree nuts, anufactured for beyond meat® 19 standard st l segundo, ca 90245 66-756-4112 thanandteam@beyondmeat,com www,beyondmeat,com 2020 beyond meat®
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Organic Silken Tofu
Ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, CALCIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Veggie dogs
Ingredients: Water, wheat gluten, corn syrup solids. contains 2% or less of methylcellulose, dextrose, salt, egg whites, natural flavors, brown sugar (sugar, molasses), hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn protein, soy protein), hydrolyzed corn protein, soy protein isolate, carrageenan, mustard flour, onion powder, maltodextrin, spices, xanthan gum, hydrolyzed soy protein, autolyzed yeast, paprika, garlic powder, soybeans, disodium guanylate, disodium inosinate, hydrolyzed torula and brewers yeast, wheat, gum arabic, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn gluten, soy protein, wheat gluten), soybean oil, thiamin hydrochloride, paprika extract for color, autolyzed yeast extract, lactic acid, nonfat milk, red 40, sunflower oil, citric acid, blue 1.
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Red 40 (Allura Red)

Beef-less Ground Beef
Ingredients: WATER, TEXTURED SOY PROTÉIN, ONIONS, NATURAL FLAVORS (INCLUDES YEAST EXTRACT), ÉXPELLER PRESSED CANOLA OIL, SALT, GUAR GUM, EVAPORATED CANE SYRUP, BARLEY MALT EXTRACT, CARAMEL COLOR, SPICE, VITAMINS AND MINERALS (THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE, RIBOFLAVIN, NIACINAMIDE, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE, CYANOCOBALAMIN, CALCIUM PANTOTHENATE, FERROUS FUMARATE, ZINĆ OXIDE, RICE FLOUR). CONTAINS SOY.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Tofu Extra Firm
Ingredients: Filtered water, sprouted organic soybeans, calcium sulfate, glucono delta lactone, nigari [magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent].
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

High Protein Tofu Super Firm
Ingredients: Filtered water, sprouted organic soybeans, nigari magnesium chloride, a natural firming agent), calcium sulfate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chorizo Crumbles
Ingredients: Water, soy flour, corn oil, onions, paprika. contains 2% or less of garlic (garlic, water), salt, soy protein isolate, spices, citric acid, cooked onion and carrot juice concentrate, garlic powder, vinegar solids, onion powder, sugar, paprika extract color, natural flavor, faba bean protein, pea protein.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beyond Breakfast Sausage Links, Retail
Ingredients: WATER, PEA PROTEINT, EXPELLER-PRESSED CANOLA OIL, REFINED COCONUT OIL, CALCIUM ALGINATE CASING, NATURAL FLAVORS, YEAST, RICE PROTEIN, CHICORY ROOT FIBER, METHYLCELLULOSE, SALT, TAPIOCA SYRUP SOLIDS, TAPIOCA DEXTROSE, APPLE EXTRACT, PSYLLIUM HUSK FIBER, YEAST EXTRACT, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, POMEGRANATE EXTRACT, VINEGAR, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, PEA FIBER, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, BEET POWDER (FOR COLOR), SPICES, CARROT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Buffalo Chik'n Nuggets
Ingredients: Water, wheat flour, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy protein isolate. Contains 2% or less of salt, methylcellulose, wheat gluten, potato starch, maltodextrin, cornstarch, tapioca dextrin, paprika color, garlic powder, wheat starch, dextrose, natural flavors, potassium salt, hot sauce (aged cayenne peppers, vinegar, salt, garlic powder), yeast extract, yeast, sugar, spices, onion powder, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), vinegar, citric acid, yellow corn flour, paprika extract color, turmeric extract color, annatto extract color. CONTAINS WHEAT AND SOY INGREDIENTS.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Extra Firm Tofu
Ingredients: Water, organic whole soybeans, magnesium chloride.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bacon Strips
Ingredients: Egg whites, soybean oil with tbhq for freshness, textured soy protein concentrate, modified corn starch, wheat gluten, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (corn gluten, wheat gluten, soy), contains two percent or less of glycerin, salt, soy protein isolate, sodium citrate, sodium phosphate, sugar, natural and artificial flavors from non-meat sources, torula yeast, caramel color, monocalcium phosphate, sodium tripolyphosphate, natural smoke flavor, malic acid, guar gum, yeast extract, locust bean and guar gum, sodium sulfite, carrageenan, red #3, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, niacinamide, iron (ferrous sulfate), autolyzed yeast extract, nonfat dry milk, yellow #6, vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), citric acid, cyanocobalamin.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains TBHQ (Tertiary Butylhydroquinone)

Sprouted Tofu Extra Firm
Ingredients: Filtered water, sprouted organic soybeans, calcium sulfate,glucono delta lactone, magnesium chloride.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic 3 Grain Tempeh
Ingredients: Organic Soybeans, Water, Organic Brown Rice, Organic Barley, Organic Millet, Lactic Acid, Starter Culture
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plant based chopped chick'n
Ingredients: Filtered Water, Pea Protein, Extra Virgin Olive Oil, Vinegar, Sea Salt, Onion Powder, Nutritional Yeast, Garlic Powder, Turmeric, Sage, Celery Seed, Thyme, Marjoram, Mace, White Pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
