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Meat Preparations Roundup

We analyzed 182 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Meat Preparations shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 182 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 Meat Preparations you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
190
Protein
19g
tyson naturals

lightly breaded chicken breast strips

Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, wheat flour, contains 2% or less of the following: baking soda, corn starch, cream of tartar, dried garlic, dried onion, expeller pressed canola oil, extractives of paprika, natural flavors, rice flour, rice starch, salt, sea salt, soybean oil, spices, sugar, wheat flour, yeast, yeast extract. breading set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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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
253
Protein
15g
Smart Chicken

Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: *CHICKEN BREAST, *BREAD CRUMB (*RICE FLOUR, *TAPIOCA STARCH, *XANTHAN GUM, *CANE SUGAR, YEAST, SEA SALT), WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: *CORN STARCH, *BROWN RICE FLOUR, SALT, *YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SEA SALT, *SPICES, *DRIED ONION, *DRIED GARLIC, *RICE FLOUR, *ROSEMARY EXTRACT, *SUNFLOWER OIL, BREADING SET IN *VEGETABLE OIL

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Protein
16g
Unknown

Chicken sausage

Ingredients: Chicken Raised Without Antibiotics, Gruyere Cheese (Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Salt, Enzymes), Artichoke Hearts, Leeks, Red Bell Peppers, Caramelized Onions, : Spices, Kosher Salt, Granulated Garlic, Extract of Rosemary, Sugar, Vinegar, Dried Citrus Pulp, Natural Pork Casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

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
274
Protein
17g
Smart Chicken

Air chilled chicken nuggets

Ingredients: CHICKEN, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: DEXTROSE, DRIED YEAST, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, ONION POWDER, SALT, SPICES, SUGAR, TORULA YEAST, YELLOW CORN FLOUR. CONTAINS: WHEAT

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
260
Protein
12g
Kirkwook

Chicken breast nuggets

Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, BREADING AND BATTER (WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, BLEACHED WHEAT FLOUR, SALT, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: DEXTROSE, SUGAR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SOYBEAN OIL, SPICES, GARLIC POWDER, OLEORESIN PAPRIKA, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), WATER, CHICKEN SKINS, TEXTURED SOY FLOUR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, ONION POWDER, SPICES, FLAVORINGS, NONFAT DRY MILK

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
145
Sugar
2g
Saffron Road

Coconut curry chicken with basmati rice

Ingredients: BASMATI RICE (WATER, RICE), WATER, BONELESS WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, COCONUT CREAM, ONIONS, LOWFAT YOGURT (WHOLE MILK, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GINGER, RAW CANE SUGÁR, COLD-PRESSED COCONUT OIL, CREAM, GARLIC, TOMATO PASTE, NATIVE CORN STARCH, SEA SALT, SPICES, NATIVE RICE STARCH, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, TURMERIC, RED CHILI FLAKES.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
147
Protein
19g
Unknown

Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: chicken, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), less than 2% of vinegar, sea salt, chipotle pepper, sugar, spices, tomato powder, garlic powder, dehydrated green bell pepper, onion powder, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), natural pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
211
Protein
14g
Unknown

Fully cooked nuggets

Ingredients: chicken breasts with rib meat, water, textured soy protein concentrate, salt, sodium phosphates, spice extractives, breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water, wheat flour, salt, yellow corn flour, corn starch, whole wheat flour, spices, dextrose, paprika extract, yeast, dried garlic, dried onion, extractives of paprika, breading set in vegetable oil,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
235
Protein
12g
Perdue

Popcorn Chicken Bites

Ingredients: Boneless Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Water, Wheat Flour, Whole Wheat Flour, Yellow Corn Flour. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF Vinegar, Salt, Whole Grain Yellow Corn Meal, Sugar, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Yeast Extract, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Sodium Bicarbonate), Spice, Yeast, Guar Gum, Extractives of Paprika, Natural Flavor, Black Pepper Extract. CONTAINS: Wheat.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

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
200
Protein
18g
Golden Platter

Whole Grain Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, FLAX MEAL, RICE STARCH, SEA SALT, BREADED WITH: WHOLE WHEAT FLOUR, ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (ENRICHED WITH NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEAT GLUTEN, CORN STARCH, SALT DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST EXTRACT, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SUGAR, BREADING SET IN CANOLA OIL

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
224
Protein
12g
Yummy

Whole Grain Breast Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, whole wheat flour, wheat flour, flaxseed meal, sea salt, natural flavor, natural chicken flavor, yeast, extractive of paprika (color), canola oil, whole grain yellow corn flour, yellow corn flour, corn starch, guar gum, sugar, isolated soy protein, salt

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
292
Protein
12g
Demoizet Le Prince Blanc

Saucisse blanche Emmental

Ingredients: Viande de porc (origine France), Lait, Emmental 7%, Eau, Sel, Lactose, Epices et plantes aromatiques, Dextrose, Emulsifiants : di et triphosphates, Proteine de lait, Lactose, Citron, Antioxydant ascorbate de sodium, Gingembre, Boyau de porc. Peut contenir des traces d' oeufs. CONSEIL DE CONSERVATION: Conditionné sous atmosphère protéctrice.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
194
Protein
19g
Unknown

Gluten Free Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: chicken breast meat, water, rice starch, sea salt. batter/breaded with: yellow corn flour, rice flour, water, yellow corn meal, rice starch, corn starch, sea salt, dextrose, garlic powder, onion powder, spice, yeast extract. breading set in non - hydrogenated soybean oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
260
Protein
13g
Great Value

Italian Style Meatballs

Ingredients: BEEF, PORK WATER TEXTURED SOY FLOUR BREAD CRUMBS (WHEAT FLOUR, SALT YEAST) DEXTROSE, SEASONING (PARMESAN CHEESE (PART-SKIM MiLK: CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], DEXTROS SPICES, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, PARSLEN ONION POWDER, SPICE EXTRACTIVES), SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SALT

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
304
Protein
21g
Festive

Festive Turkey Breakfast Sausage, with mechanically separated turkey added, 85% lean 15% fat

Ingredients: TURKEY, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, SUGAR), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS ROSEMARY ÈXTRÀCT, CARAMELIZED APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE (APPLE JUICE, WATER).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
156
Protein
16g
Kirkwood, Aldi

Turkey Andouille

Ingredients: POULTRY INGREDIENTS TURKEY, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY), WATER, WITH 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, OAT FIBER, NATURAL SPICES INCLUDING PAPRIKA, ROASTED GARLIC, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBAT SODIUM NITRITE, COLLAGEN CASING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
163
Protein
15g
Kidfresh

Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken breast meat, whole wheat flour, water, pureed cauliflower, pureed onions, unbleached wheat flour, flavors, salt, corn starch, yellow corn flour, rice starch, yeast, molasses, sea salt, leavening (cream of tartar, baking soda), whole grain millet flour, canola oil. breading set in expeller pressed canola oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
274
Protein
14g
Unknown

Breaded chicken nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken nuggets (skinless, boneless, no added antibiotic or hormone* chicken breast, canola oil, potato flakes, water, sea salt), coated with batter (water, yellow corn flour, corn starch, garlic powder, sea salt) and breaded with cornflake crumbs (milled corn, cane sugar). breading set in canola oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
196
Protein
13g
Kroger

Boneless chicken wyngz

Ingredients: chicken breast with rib meat, **contains up to 20% of a solution of: water, modified food starch, seasoning (salt, dextrose, natural flavors, modified food starch, polysorbate 80, extractives of paprika, maltodextrin), sodium phosphates, carrageenan, predusted and breaded with: bleached wheat flour, salt, spices, spice extractive, battered with: water, bleached wheat flour, modified corn starch, yellow corn flour, salt, spices, oleoresins paprika, annatto and turmeric, spice extractives,

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
107
Protein
18g
Pantry Chef

Chunk White Chiken

Ingredients: WHITE CHICKEN MEAT, WATER, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF THE FOLLOWING: MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SALT, SODIUM PHOSPHATES.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
273
Protein
11g
Perdue

Panko Breaded Chicken Breast Dino Nuggets

Ingredients: saturated fa' 39 trans fat 0g cholesterol 45mg 16% sodium 390mg 5% total carbohydrate 16g dietary fiber 0g 0% sugars 2g 20% protein 10g vitamin c 0% vitamin a 2% iron 4% calcium 2% percent daily values are based on a 2,000 calorie diet. mredients: boneless chicken breast with rib meat, water, brown suga, alt, with less than 2% of onion powder, garlic powder, white pepper, celery extract. breaded with: wheat flour, water, yellow corn flour, corn starch, dextrose, salt, sugar, yeast. contains 2% or less of spice, onion powder, garlic powder, guar gum, natural extractives of paprika, natural flavors, soybean oil. contains: wheat

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
212
Protein
13g
Yummy

Chicken and veggie chicken breast nuggets

Ingredients: boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, cauliflower, potato, whole wheat flour, wheat flour, isolated soy protein, contains 2 % or less of the following: whole grain yellow corn flour, corn starch, sea salt, yellow corn flour, natural chicken flavor, yeast, canola oil, salt, sugar, extractive of paprika (color), spices, garlic powder, onion powder, guar gum, natural flavor, flax meal, allergens : soy, wheat, maxi canada inc, saint-lin-laurentides (quebec) canada j5m 3b4 1 800 363-3621 • www,maxi,com ® registered trademark of maxi canada inc, 100% recycled cardboard recyclable where facilities exist,

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
132
Protein
17g
Trader Joe's

Chile Lime Chicken Burgers

Ingredients: Ground Chicken, Onions, Bell Peppers, Garlic, Cilantro, Natural Flavor Salt, Lime Juice Concentrate, Red Pepper Flakes

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
235
Protein
14g
Unknown

White meat Panko chicken nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken breast with rib meat, wheat flour, water, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, dried yeast, extractives of paprika, garlic powder, natural flavor, natural sea salt, onion powder, salt, soybean oil, spices, sugar, torula yeast, wheat gluten and yellow corn flour. breading set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
98
Protein
20g
Fisha Tuna

Fisha Tuna Chunk Light Tuna in Water

Ingredients: Light meal tuna, Vegetable Broth (Water and soy fiber), Texturized Soy protein concentrated (10%) and Salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Meat Preparations category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 182 products in the Meat Preparations 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 Preparations?+
We rank Meat Preparations 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 Preparations 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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