Meat Alternatives Roundup
We analyzed 222 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 7)

Spicy Black Bean Burgers
Ingredients: Water, cooked black beans (black beans, water), cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), onions, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), whole kernel corn, soy protein concentrate, onion powder, wheat gluten, egg whites, tomatoes, bulgur wheat, green chiles, calcium caseinate (milk), cornstarch. Contains 2% or less of tomato juice, spices, tomato powder, salt, garlic powder, natural flavor, soy sauce powder (soybeans, wheat, salt), jalapeno peppers, gum arabic, cooked onion and carrot juice concentrate, citric acid, xanthan gum.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Garden Veggie Burgers
Ingredients: Water, carrots, onions, soy protein concentrate, mushrooms, water chestnuts, soy flour, wheat gluten, vegetable oil (corn, canola and/or sunflower), green bell peppers, soy protein isolate, cooked brown rice (water, brown rice), whole grain oats, onion powder, red bell peppers, cornstarch. Contains 2% or less of sugar, black olives, salt, methylcellulose, konjac flour, soy sauce (fermented soybeans, salt), spices, garlic powder, potassium salt, xanthan gum, jalapeno pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Black Bean Quinoa Veggie Burgers
Ingredients: Cooked black beans (black beans, water), cooked tri-color quinoa (quinoa, water), water, red peppers, roasted corn, expeller pressed canola oil, potato flakes, soy flour, onions, arrowroot powder, masa flour (corn flour, lime), sea salt, jalapeno peppers
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Impossible Chicken Nuggets
Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Wheat Flour, Soybean Oil, Sunflower Oil, 2% Or Less Of: Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Natural Flavors, Salt, Cultured Dextrose, Yeast Extract, Wheat Gluten, Dextrose, Yellow Corn Flour, Food Starch Modified, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Spices, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Šodium Bicarbonate), Sugar, Paprika Extract (For Color), Mixed Tocopherols (Antioxidant), Dried Yeast Vicamins & Minerals: Zinc Gluconate, Thiamine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B1), Niacin, Calcium Pantothenate (Vitamin B5), Pyridoxine Hydrochloride (Vitamin B6), Riboflavin (Vitamin B2), Vitamin B12 Contains: Soy, Wheat
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Quinoa Cowboy Veggie Burgers
Ingredients: Cooked tri color quinoa (tri blend quiona, water), red peppers, cooked black beans (black beans, water), bread crumbs (_wheat_ flour, sugar, yeast, salt), expeller pressed canola oil, roasted corn, onions, potato flakes, arrowroot, tomatoes, olive oil, jalepeno peppers, tomato paste, _egg_ white powder, roasted garlic, white vinegar, salt, cilantro, chili powder (chili pepper, salt, garlic, cumin, spices), onion powder, coriander, black pepper, garlic powder, chipotle powder, lime juice powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Black Bean Veggie Burger
Ingredients: Black Bean, Carrot, Parsnip, Oat, Yellow Onion, Red Pepper, Red Onion, Chickpea Flour, Ovata Seed (Psyllium), Oat Flour, Lemon, Purple Carrot, Kosher Salt, Garlic Powder, Chili Powder, Paprika, Cumin, Onion Powder, Black Pepper
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Plant Chicken Pieces
Ingredients: Water, Soy Protein Concentrate, Vegetable Oil (Sunflower and/or Canola), Salt, Natural Flavor, Spices (Paprika, Pepper, Ginger, Nutmeg, Mace, Cardamom)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mushroom Risotto Veggie Burgers
Ingredients: cooked arborio rice (arborio rice, water), cooked brown rice (brown rice, water), roasted button mushrooms, button mushrooms, expeller pressed canola oil, potato flakes, peas, carrots, onions, cooked wild rice (wild rice, water), kale, roasted portobello
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Texas Toast
Ingredients: ENRICHED FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WATER, SOYBEAN OIL, PALM OIL, SALT, DEXTROSE, GARLIC POWDER, WHEAT GLUTEN, YEAST (ASCORBIC ACID, CELLULOSE GUM), ONION POWDER, DOUGH IMPROVER (ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR [WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMIN MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID], ASCORBIC ACID, MALTED BARLEY FLOUR, ENZYMES), INACTIVE YEAST, BUTTER (CREAM, SALT), PARSLEY FLAKES, NATURAL FLAVOR, ANNATTO COLOR. CONTAINS: MILK, SOY, WHEAT.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mediterranean style Falafel Balls
Ingredients: Chickpeas, onions, wheat flour (enriched bleached, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, malted barley flour), corn and/or tapioca starch, vegetable oil and/or shortenings (canola, soybean, cottonseed, palm), salt, garlic, celery, cumin, pepper, parsley, citric acid, bicarbonate of soda, yeast, spices.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chickpea and sunflower seed tempeh
Ingredients: CHICKPEAS, SUNFLOWER SEEDS, WHITE VINEGAR, RHYZOPUS ORYZAE CULTURE, RICE FLOUR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Keto Bread
Ingredients: Water, resistant wheat starch, wheat protein, fava bean protein, yeast, allulose, butter (cream), natural flavor, chicory root fiber, salt, steviol glycoside (REB M), calcium propionate, sorbic acid, vegetable monoglycerides, fumaric acid, enzymes, guar gum, dicalcium phosphate, vitamin D3, tricalcium phosphate. Contains milk, wheat.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

MRE
Ingredients: Water, Protein Blend (Bovine Collagen Peptides, Pea Protein, Rice Protein), Maltodextrin, Canola Oil, Medium Chain Triglycerides, Dipotassium Phosphate, Soy Lecithin, Inulin, Cellulose Gum, Sea Salt, Potassium Chloride, Natural and Artificial Flavors, Acesulfame Potassium, Gellan Gum, Locust Bean Gum, Sucralose, Sunflower Lecithin. Contains Milk, Soy.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Artisan Vegan Salami Sweet Toscana
Ingredients: WHEAT GLUTEN, ROASTED RED PEPPER PUREE (RED SWEET PEPPER, WATER, SEA SALT, CITRIC ACID), WATER, KETCHUP (TOMATO PUREE*, SUGAR, VINEGAR*, SEA SALT, ONION POWDER GARLIC POWDER*), EXTRA VIRGIN OLIVE OIL*, SOY SAUCE* (WATER, SOYBEANS*, SALT, ALCOHOL), SPICES*, TOMATO PASTE*, SEA SALT, DRIED ONION*, LIQUID SMOKE (WATER, NATURAL HICKORY SMOKE CONCENTRATE), VEGATBLE GLYCERIN, DRIED GARLIC*, RED MISO* (SOYBEANS*, RICE KOJI* (RICE*, KOII SPORES), SEA SALT, WATER), BROWN SUGAR, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR*, PAPRIKA*, LYCOPENE, NUTRITIONAL YEAST, SMOKED PAPRIKA*, VEGAN LACTIC ACID *ORGANIC
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Super Form Tofu
Ingredients: WATER, ORGANIC SOYBEANS, MAGNESIUM CHLORIDE, CALCIUM SULFATE. CONTAINS: SOY.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ground Meat Alternative - Beef Style
Ingredients: WALNUTS, Organic SHIITAKE MUSHROOMS, Organic CHICKPEA FLOUR, Organic REFINED COCONUT OIL, Organic AVOCADO OIL, Organic SPICES, Organic ONION POWDER, GREY SEA SALT, Organic GARLIC POWDER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Beyond Burger Plant-Based Patties
Ingredients: WATER, YELLOW PEA PROTEIN, AVOCADO OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, BROWN RICE PROTEIN, RED LENTIL PROTEIN, METHYLCELLULOSE (2% OR LESS), POTATO STARCH, PEA STARCH, APPLE EXTRACT, FABA BEAN PROTEIN, POMEGRANATE CONCENTRATE, POTASSIUM SALT, LEMON JUICE CONCENTRATE, VINEGAR, SPICE, VEGETABLE JUICE COLOR (WITH BEET)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Broccoli Cheddar Quick Bites
Ingredients: VEGETABLE BLEND (BROCCOLI, ONIONS, CARROTS), EGG WHITES, CHEDDAR CHEESE (MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES, ANNATTO [COLOR]), BROWN RICE, CANOLA OIL, CORN STARCH, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF: NATURAL FLAVOR, WATER, SALT, ONION POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, SUGAR, POTASSIUM SORBATE (TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS), ANNATTO EXTRACT (COLOR), BLACK PEPPER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Recipe Vegan Fried Popcorn Chick*n
Ingredients: Water, Breading (Corn, Sugar, Salt, Barley Malt Extract, Wheat Flour, Salt, Dextrose), Expeller Pressed Canola Oil, Wheat Protein, Wheat Flour, Wheat Gluten, Less than 2% of: Salt, Natural Flavor, Yeast Extract, Dextrose, Sugar, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Spices, Calcium Carbonate, Leek Powder, Soy Protein Concentrate, Methylcellulose (Emulsifier), Pea Starch, Pea Fiber, Niacin, White Pepper, Wheat Starch, Paprika Powder, Black Pepper, Celery Powder, Mustard Flour, Ground Ginger, Thyme, Oregano, Iron, Paprika Extract (Spice and Coloring), Turmeric Extract (Spice and Coloring), Thiamine Mononitrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Falafel Traditional
Ingredients: soaked garbanzo beans, water, sunflower oil, onion, salt, coriander, cumin, baking soda, parsley, garlic, cayenne pepper
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Crispy Burger
Ingredients: Apă, pesmet (făină de grâu, sare, drojdie, condimente), 9% texturat proteic din grâu (7% gluten din grâu, făină de grâu), ulei vegetal de floarea-soarelui, 5% proteină de mazăre, fibre de mazăre, stabilizator (metilceluloză), arome, sare iodată, corector de aciditate (otet tamponat), vitamina B12, fier, zinc. Poate contine urme de soia, ţelină, muştar, fructe cu coajă lemnoasă. Recomandare de consum: se consumă ca atare sau se încălzeste la cuptorul cu microunde, pe o farfurie, la 900W timp de 2 minute. Produs ambalat în atmosferă protectoare. A nu se recongela! Condiții de depozitare:
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hickory Ham & Cheddar Croissant Crust
Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, fully cooked ham and water product, natural hickory smoke flavor (cured with water, sugar, salt, sodium phosphate, dehydrated pork broth, potassium salt, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), reduced fat cheddar cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, skim milk, modified food starch, cultures, salt, flavors, potassium salt, annatto, vitamin A palmitate, enzymes), vegetable oil (soybean oil and/or palm oil and/or fractionated palm oil and/or canola oil), margarine (palm oil, water, soybean oil, sugar, monoglycerides, soybean lecithin, potassium sorbate, citric acid, annatto, turmeric color, vitamin A palmitate), sugar, modified food starch, salt, maltodextrin, whey, dough conditioner blend (calcium sulfate, salt, L-cysteine hydrochloride, garlic powder, enzymes), buttermilk, corn syrup, bleached enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), cheddar cheese (cultured milk, salt, enzymes), enzyme modified cheddar cheese, sodium caseinate, annatto, turmeric color, soy lecithin, corn starch, mono and diglycerides, autolyzed yeast extract, dried garlic, lactic acid, enzyme modified milk fat, calcium lactate, natural flavors, acetic acid, calcium hydroxide, citric acid, dried onion, sodium hydroxide, sodium phosphate, methylcellulose, soy flour, egg whites. Contains: egg, wheat, milk, soy.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Plant-Rich Ground "Beef"
Ingredients: filtered water, pea protein, tomato paste, extra virgin olive oil, porcini mushroom, sea salt, onion powder, apple cider vinegar, balsamic vinegar, garlic powder, black pepper, mustard seed, vinegar, ginger root, coriander, thyme
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Plant-Based Patties
Ingredients: Water, Pea Protein, Expeller-Pressed Canola Oil, Refined Coconut Oil, Rice Protein, Natural Flavors, Dried Yeast, Cocoa Butter, Methylcellulose, Potato Starch, Salt, Potassium Chloride, Beet Juice Color, Apple Extract, Pomegranate Concentrate, Sunflower Lecithin, Vinegar, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vitamins and Minerals (zinc sulfate, niacinamide [vitamin B3], pyridoxine hydrochloride [vitamin B6], cyanocobalamin [vitamin B12], calcium pantothenate)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Impossible burger
Ingredients: WATER, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, COCONUT OIL, SUNFLOWER OIL, NATURAL FLAVORS, 2% OR LESS OF: POTATO PROTEIN, METHYLCELLULOSE, YEAST EXTRACT, CULTURED DEXTROSE, FOOD STARCH MODIFIED, SOY LEGHEMOGLOBIN, SALT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, MIXED TOCOPHEROLS (VITAMIN E), ZINC GLUCONATE, THIAMINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B1), SODIUM ASCORBATE (VITAMIN C), NIACIN, PYRIDOXINE HYDROCHLORIDE (VITAMIN B6), RIBOFLAVIN (VITAMIN B2), VITAMIN B12
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Protein Protein Powder
Ingredients: ORGAIN ORGANIC PROTEIN BLEND (PEA PROTEIN, BROWN RICE PROTEIN, CHIA SEED), ORGAIN ORGANIC CREAMER BASE ACACA HIGH OLEIC SUNFLOWER OIL, RICE DEXTRIN, SUNFLOWER LECITHIN, ROSEMARY EXTRACT), ERYTHRITOL, NATURAL FLAVORS, ACACIA ORCAIN ORGANIC 50 SUPERFOODS BLEND MILLET, AMARANTH, BUCKWHEAT, QUINOA CHIA, KALE POWDER, APPLE PULP, CINNAMON, ORGANIC SPROUTS BLEND (AMARANTH SPROUT, QUINOA SPROUT, MILLET SPROUT, BUCKWHEAT SPROUT, GARBANZO BEAN SPROUT, LENTIL SPROUT, ADZUKI SPROUT FLAX SPROUT, SUNFLOWER SPROUT, PUMPKIN SPROUT, CHIA SPROUT, SESAME SPROUT), ORGANIC SUPER VEGGIES, SUPER BERRIES SUPER GRASSES AND SUPER FOODS BLEND (ACAI", CRANBERRY, WHEAT GRASS, BARLEY GRASS, OAT GRASS, BANANA, MANGO, BEET, CARROT, SPINACH, BROCCOL TOMATO, KALE, CABBAGE, PARSLEY LEAF, BRUSSELS SPROUT, GREEN BELL PEPPER, CUCUMBER, CELERY, GARLIC, GINGER ROOT, GREEN ONION CAULIFLOWER, ASPARAGUS, PINEAPPLE, TURMERIC, STRAWBERRY", TART CHERRY, BLACKBERRY, BLUEBERRY, RASPBERRY REBA STEVIA EXTRACT, SEA SALT, GUAR GUM, XANTHAN GUM, NATURAL FLAVOR, ORGANIC FOOD BASED VITAMIN C (AMLA FRUIT EXTRACT ORGANIC FOOD BASED VITAMIN BLEND (GUAVA, HOLY BASIL, LEMON EXTRACT), PROBIOTIC (BACILLUS COAGULANS)
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
