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Meat Alternatives Roundup

We analyzed 222 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 6)

Calories
225
Sugar
4g
Dr. Praeger's, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

Dr.Praeger’s tasty meets veggie Crunchy Southwestern Sweet Potato Veggie Burgers

Ingredients: Sweet potato, rice flour, cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), cooked black beans (black beans, water), expeller pressed canola oil and/or sunflower oil, water, BBQ sauce (water, sugar, distilled vinegar, brown sugar, tomato paste, molasses, rice starch, pineapple juice concentrate, salt, beet powder (color), garlic powder, natural flavor, spices, smoke flavoring), whole grain oats, onions, spinach, turnip greens, collard greens, oat bran, contains less than 2% of oat fiber, arrowroot, salt, raisin juice concentrate, whole grain amaranth flour, garlic, cornstarch, salt, chili pepper powder, spices, smoked paprika, onion powder, garlic powder, chipotle chili pepper powder, cayenne pepper powder, dextrose, yeast extract.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
197
Sugar
3g
Dr. Praeger’s, Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

Cauliflower Crunch Burger

Ingredients: cauliflower, cooked brown rice, water, brown rice, rice flour, vegetable oil, canola, sunflower, soybean oil, cooked quinoa, quinoa, water, onions, broccoli, water, oat bran, spinach, zucchini, oat fiber, arrowroot powder, flaxseed meal, peas, garlic, raisin juice concentrate, salt, whole grain amaranth flour, parsley, cornstarch, onion powder, chili pepper powder, spices, dextrose, garlic powder, yeast extract

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
228
Protein
15g
Gardein

Ultimate Plant-Based Chick'n Tenders

Ingredients: water, enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), canola oil, vital wheat gluten, soy protein isolate, pea protein concentrate, tapioca starch, 2% or less of: textured wheat protein (wheat gluten, wheat starch), degerminated yellow corn flour, methylcellulose, salt, sunflower oil, natural flavor, yeast extract, garlic powder, spices, onion powder, dried onion, fructose, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), paprika extractives (color), contains: wheat, soy,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
169
Protein
15g
Morning Star Farms

Veggie meal starters veggie 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
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
197
Protein
23g
Morning Star

Veggie burgers

Ingredients: Water, wheat gluten, vegetable oil (corn, canola, and/or sunflower oil), soy protein isolate, soy flour, egg whites. contains 2% or less of natural flavor, cornstarch, methylcellulose, cooked onion and carrot juice concentrate, salt, whey, garlic powder, spice, onion powder, tomato paste (tomatoes), xanthan gum.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
245
Protein
17g
Trader Joe's

Korean beefless bulgogi

Ingredients: WATER, SAUCE (SUGAR, WATER, SOY SAUCE [WATER, DEFATTED SOYBEAN FLAKES, WHEAT, SALT], PEAR PUREE, ONION, GARLIC, APPLE PUREE, CARAMELIZED SUGAR SYRUP [SUGAR, WATER], MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, GINGER, GREEN ONION EXTRACT [WATER, GREEN ONIONS, MALTODEXTRIN, SALT, PECTINASE], DEXTRIN, BLACK PEPPER, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM), TEXTURED SOY PROTEIN (SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, RICE FLOUR, WHEAT GLUTEN, COCOA POWDER), SOYBEAN OIL. CONTAINS SOY, WHEAT.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
82
Sugar
0g
House Foods

Organic Tofu

Ingredients: water, organic soybeans, calcium sulfate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
197
Sugar
10g
Morning Star Farms

Corn Dogs

Ingredients: water, wheat flour, sugar, wheat gluten, yellow corn meal, yellow corn flour, corn oil, contains 2% or less of salt, dextrose, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), methylcellulose, brown sugar (sugar, molasses), spices, yeast extract, onion powder, pea protein isolate, natural flavors, carrageenan, garlic powder, xanthan gum, red beet juice concentrate (color), paprika extract (color), paprika (color), dried yeast,

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
195
Protein
18g
dr Praeger's

Perfect Burger

Ingredients: hydrated pea protein blend ( water, pea protein), high oleic sunflour oil, beets, natural flavor, sweet potato puree, butternut squash puree, carrot puree, methyl cellulose, fruit and vegetable juice, oat fiber, sea salt, onion powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
232
Protein
14g
Trader Joe's

Soy Chorizo

Ingredients: water, textured vegetable protein (low fat soy flour),soybean oil, paprika, sea salt, vinegar, caramel (color), cultured dextrose and malodextrin (to preserve freshness), spices, red pepper, garlic powder

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
158
Protein
32g
Upton's Naturals

Seitan, Traditional

Ingredients: Water, vital wheat gluten, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), whole wheat flour, garlic, sea salt, onion.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
261
Protein
30g
Field Roast

Spicy Mexican Chipotle Plant-Based Sausages

Ingredients: Vital wheat gluten, filtered water, expeller pressed safflower oil, onions, garlic, apple cider, vinegar, yeast extract, chipotle peppers, onion powder, granulated garlic, brown sugar, sea salt, barley malt, spices, black pepper, paprika oleoresin, chili de arbol peppers, cumin and oregano.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
169
Sugar
3g
Dr. Praeger's Sensible Foods

Super Greens Veggie Burger

Ingredients: Collard greens, cooked quinoa (quinoa, water), kale, swiss chard, turnip greens, mustard greens, spinach, expeller pressed canola oil, potato flakes, onions, apples, arrowroot, cooked teff (teff, water), parsley, roasted garlic, ginger, salt, hemp protein, black pepper, cayenne pepper, coriander.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
221
Protein
14g
MorningStar FARMS

CHIK'N NUGGETS

Ingredients: water, wheat flour, soy flour, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), soy protein isolate, contains 2% or less of wheat gluten, wheat starch, yellow corn flour, methylcellulose, potato starch, cornstarch, yeast extract, sugar, salt, natural flavors, dextrose, spices, onion powder, yeast, potassium chloride, glutamic acid, paprika (color), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), garlic powder, citric acid, xanthan gum, barley malt extract,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
204
Protein
19g
Beyond Beef

Beyond Beef Plant-Based Ground

Ingredients: Water, Yellow Pea Protein, Avocado Oil, Natural Flavors, Brown Rice Protein, Red Lentil Protein, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Pea Starch, Potassium Lactate, Faba Bean Protein, Apple Extract, Pomegranate Concentrate, Potassium Salt, Spice, Vinegar, Vegetable Juice Color

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
82
Sugar
1g
Nasoya

Azumaya Firm Tofu, 16 oz

Ingredients: WATER, _SOYBEANS_, LESS THAN 2% OF CALCIUM SULFATE, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
37g
Butler Foods Llc, Butler Soy Curls

Soy Curls

Ingredients: Whole non-gmo soy beans.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
156
Protein
20g
MorningStar Farms

Sausage Links Vegetarian

Ingredients: Water, wheat gluten, corn oil, egg whites, soy protein concentrate, contains 2% or less of potato starch, salt, sodium caseinate, soy protein isolate, methylcellulose, sugar, canola oil, spices, hydrolyzed vegetable protein (soy, wheat, and corn), yeast extract, caramel color, guar gum, natural and artificial flavors, autolyzed yeast extract, onion powder, soy sauce powder (soy sauce [soybeans, salt, wheat], maltodextrin), disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate, soybean oil, sunflower oil, xanthan gum, sesame oil. vitamins and minerals: niacinamide, iron (ferrous sulfate), vitamin b1 (thiamin mononitrate), vitamin b6 (pyridoxine hydrochloride), vitamin b2 (riboflavin), vitamin b12.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
155
Protein
17g
Trader Joe's

Organic Tofu Super Firm

Ingredients: water, organic soybeans, magnesium chloride, calcium sulfate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
126
Sugar
3g
Starbucks

Egg Bites

Ingredients: cage free egg whites, cottage cheese, monterey jack cheese, red bell peppers, rice starch, unsalted butter, feta cheese, green onion, canola oil, salt, hot sauce, spice

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
141
Protein
16g
hodo

Organic Extra Firm Tofu

Ingredients: Water, organic soybeans, calcium sulfate

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
94
Sugar
1g
Azumaya

Tofu Extra Firm

Ingredients: Water, whole soybeans, calcium sulfate, nigari (sea water extract).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
178
Protein
17g
Gardein

Plant-Based Meatballs

Ingredients: water, soy protein concentrate*, vital wheat gluten*, soy protein isolate*, expeller pressed canola oil*, enriched wheat flour* (niacin, ferrous sulfate, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), modified vegetable gum, spices, dehydrated onion, yeast extract, malted barley extract, sea salt, organic cane sugar, dehydrated garlic, natural flavors (from plant sources), vinegar, molasses, pea protein, carrot fiber, beetroot fiber, wheat starch*, soy lecithin*, extractive of paprika, extractive of turmeric, extractives of annatto,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
211
Protein
24g
MorningStar Farms

Original Sausage Patties

Ingredients: Water, wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy flour, soy protein isolate, maltodextrin, methylcellulose, yeast extract, salt, fruit juice for color natural flavors, spices, sugar, potato starch, konjac flour, onion powder, soy sauce water, soybeans, salt, wheat).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
225
Protein
13g
Morning Star FARMS

ORIGINAL CHIK'N PATTIES

Ingredients: water, wheat flour, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower oil), soy flour, soy protein isolate, contains 2% or less of wheat starch, yellow corn flour, wheat gluten, methylcellulose, yeast extract, sugar, potato starch, cornstarch, dextrose, salt, spices, natural flavors, onion powder, yeast, paprika (color), leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), potassium chloride, glutamic acid, garlic powder, citric acid, xanthan gum, barley malt extract,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
211
Protein
24g
Morning Star Farms

Original Sausage Patties

Ingredients: Water, wheat gluten, soy protein concentrate, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), soy flour, soy protein isolate.Contains 2% or less of maltodextrin, methylcellulose, yeast extract, salt, fruit juice for color, natural flavors, spices, sugar, potato starch, konjac flour, onion powder, soy sauce (water, soybeans, salt, wheat).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
348
Protein
52g
Bob’s Red Mill

Textured vegetable protein

Ingredients: Defatted soy flour.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
197
Sugar
3g
Trader Joe's

Vegetable masala burgers

Ingredients: Potatoes, canola oil, carrots, green beans, bread crumbs (wheat flour, sugar, yeast, salt), bell peppers, onions, corn, water, salt, sugar, spices, ginger, cellulose gum, green pepper, citric acid, turmeric, mustard seeds.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
60
Sugar
0g
Morinaga

Silken Tofu Extra Firm

Ingredients: SOYMILK (FILTERED WATER AND SOYBEANS), SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, GLUCONO-DELTA-LACTONE CALCIUM CHLORIDE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
257
Protein
16g
Beyond

Cookout Classic Plant-Based Patties

Ingredients: water pea protein exgelter-pressed scanola qil refined coconut oit rice protein, natural flavars, methylcellolose, potato stárch, apple extract a) pomegranate extract, salt potassium chloride, ve nongr (6 vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sunilower lecithin, beet juice extract tfor color) cartot *peas are legumes, people with severe allergies to legumes like peanuts should be cautious when introducing pea protein into their diet because of the possibility of a pea allergy, contains no peanuts or tree nuts, manufactured for beyond meat 119 standard st, el segundo, ca 90245 866-756 4112 ethanandteam@beyondmeat,com www,beyondmeat,com 02021 beyond meat safe handling some raw products may illness if mishandled or c keep refrigerat keep raw prod wash working utensils, and h cook thorough 10057 29013 8 0 keep hot foods @beyondmeat

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Peanut
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Meat Alternatives category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 222 products in the Meat Alternatives 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 Meat Alternatives?+
We rank Meat Alternatives 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 Meat Alternatives 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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