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Meat Preparations Roundup

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

Detailed Reviews (Page 2)

Calories
233
Protein
12g
Tyson

Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: White meat chicken, water, wheat flour, brown sugar, dried garlic, dried onion, dried yeast, extractives of paprika, food starch, natural flavor, oat fiber, salt, spices, wheat starch, white whole wheat flour, yellow corn flour, vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
208
Protein
13g
Kirkwood

Panko Chicken Breast Tenders

Ingredients: BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, SEA SALT, CORN STARCH, DISTILLED VINEGAR, NATURAL CHICKEN FLAVOR, SPICES, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE), YEAST, CANOLA OIL, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, GUAR GUM, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), FLAXSEED MEAL. ALLERGENS: _SOY, WHEAT_.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
273
Protein
11g
Perdue

SEA CREATURE CHICKEN NUGGETS BREADED SHAPED WHITE MEAT CHICKEN PATTIES

Ingredients: Boneless Chicken Breast with Rib Meat, Wheat Flour, Water, Yellow Corn Flour, Contains 2% or Less of Brown Sugar, Salt, Dextrose, Sugar, Yeast, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, White Pepper, Spice, Guar Gum, Natural Extractives of Paprika, Natural Flavors, Natural Extractives of Celery Seed

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
176
Protein
15g
Aidells

Savory Applewood Smoked Chicken Saussge

Ingredients: chicken, chicken broth, contains 2% or less of: cultured celery powder, garlic, onion, spices, sea salt, spice, stuffed in a natural pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
120
Protein
18g
Brooklyn Cured

Chicken Garlic Sausage

Ingredients: CHICKEN, WHITE WINE, SEA SALT, ROASTED GARLIC, BLACK PEPPER, LEMON ZEST, ROSEMARY

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
200
Protein
17g
aidells

Roasted Garlic & Gruyere Cheese Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: Chicken, swiss cheese (part skim milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes), roasted garlic (with olive oil), salt, gruyere cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, and enzymes), parsley, spices, and celery powder, in a pork casing.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
118
Protein
19g
Bilinski's

Spicy Italian with Red Pepper Organic Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: Organic skinless chicken, water, sea salt, organic fennel seed, organic crushed red pepper, organic paprika, organic black pepper

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
127
Protein
18g
Trader Joe's

Sliced Applewood Smoked Uncured Ham

Ingredients: PORK, LESS OF SEA SALT, HONEY, container BROWN SUGAR, VINEGAR lices (56g) POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR, YEAST EXTRACT, MAPLE SYRUP, CULTURED 70 CELERY JUICE POWDER, % Daily Value 4% 8% 10% CHERRY POWDER, TAPIOCA STARCH. DIST & SOLD EXCLUSIVELY BY TRADER JOE'S MONROVIA, CA 91016 78176

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
196
Protein
14g
Jones Dairy Farm

Golden Brown All Natural Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: CHICKEN, WATER, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, DRIED PARSLEY.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
197
Protein
15g
CAULIPOWER

CHICKEN NUGGETS

Ingredients: chicken breast with rib meat, chicken broth, rice flour, yellow corn flour, oak fiber, chickpea flour, salt, dried cauliflower, potato starch, garlic powder, loavening (cream of tartar sodium bicarbonate), spices (including celery), onion powder, paprika, xanthan gum, natural flavor. coating set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
176
Protein
17g
Simple Truth

Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: chicken, red bell pepper, green bell pepper, caramelized onions, kosher salt, spices, garlic powder, crushed red pepper, vinegar, cane sugar, extract of rosemary, natural pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
195
Protein
14g
Hill Country Fare

Texas sized nuggets

Ingredients: WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, ONION AND GARLIC POWDER, DEXTROSE, SUGAR, SPICES, OLEORESIN (PAPRIKA AND ANNATTO), SPICE EXTRACTIVE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, YEAST EXTRACT, CHICKEN FAT, CANOLA OIL, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, CITRIC ACID, CONCENTRATED LEMON JUICE, DEHYDRATED CHICKEN BROTH, NATURAL FLAVOR, BEEF GELATIN. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL. CONTAINS: WHEAT, SOY MADE WITH PRIDE AND CARE FOR H-E-B®, SAN ANTONIO, TX 78204

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
129
Protein
18g
Whole Foods Market

Organic Bratwurst Savory Herb Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: ORGANIC CHICKEN, WATER, SEA SALT, ORGANIC BLACK PEPPER, ORGANIC RED PEPPER, ORGANIC CORIANDER, ORGANIC NUTMEG, ORGANIC CARDAMOM. IN A NATURAL PORK CASING

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
176
Protein
20g
Cooked Perfect

Organic Turkey Meatballs - GAP

Ingredients: organic turkey, water, organic textured soy flour, organic rice flour, organic dehydrated onion, sea salt, organic cane sugar, organic garlic powder, organic spices, organic rosemary extract.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
247
Protein
17g
Deseret Farms

Ground beef

Ingredients: BEEF

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
179
Protein
19g
Unknown

Chicken nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken Breast Meat, Water, Sea Salt, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Water, Cane Sugar, Yeast, Sea Salt, Black Pepper, Paprika, Organic Expeller Pressed Soybean Oil

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
12g
Pilgrim's

Pilgrim's Original Breaded Chicken Breast Nuggets

Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WHEAT FLOUR, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SALT, MODIFIED WHEAT STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, DEXTROSE, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, SODIUM BICARBONATE), MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVORS. BREADING SET IN VEGETABLE OIL.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
217
Protein
13g
Yummy

Chicken Breast Nuggets

Ingredients: BONELESS SKINLESS CHICKEN BREAST WITH RIB MEAT, WATER, WHEAT FLOUR, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, ISOLATED SOY PROTEIN. CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: FLAXSEED MEAL, SEA SALT, NATURAL FLAVOR, NATURAL CHICKEN FLAVOR, YEAST, EXTRACTIVE OF PAPRIKA (COLOR), CANOLA OIL, DISTILLED VINEGAR, CORN STARCH, GUAR GUM, LEAVENING (SODIUM BICARBONATE), SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
222
Protein
13g
aidells

Chicken & Apple Smoked Chicken Sausage Breakfast Links

Ingredients: Chicken, dried apple, brown sugar, salt, fruit juice concentrate (apple, pineapple, pear, peach) spices, celery powder

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
165
Protein
19g
Trader Joe's

Smoked, Apple Chardonnay Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: CHICKEN, DEHYDRATED APPLES, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, ROASTED ONION, CELERY JUICE POWDER, WHITE PEPPER, NUTMEG, THYME, GINGER, CHARDONNAY, ROSEMARY, IN A NATURAL PORK CASING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
237
Protein
13g
meijer

Chicken Nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken breast with rib meat, water, bleached wheat flour, textured soy protein concentrate, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, extractive of turmeric, extractive of paprika, leavening (sodium aluminum phosphate, sodium bicarbonate), natural flavor, oleoresin turmeric, salt, sodium phosphates, spice, spice extractives, wheat flour, yellow corn flour. breading set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
203
Protein
15g
Fast Fixin'

CHICKEN NUGGETS

Ingredients: Chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of: salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, flavoring, yeast extract, chicken fat, canola oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, corn syrup solids, citric acid, dehydrated lemon juice, dehydrated chicken broth, gelatin. battered and breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water, wheat flour, salt, contains less than 2% of: modified food starch, yellow corn flour, dextrose, extractives of paprika (color), whey, yeast, spice, sugar, maltodextrin, caramel color, yeast extract, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), guar gum, spice extractive. breading set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
297
Protein
19g
Fast Fixin'

Chicken Breast Nuggets

Ingredients: Chicken breast with rib meat, water, soy protein concentrate, contains less than 2% of: salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, flavoring, yeast extract, chicken fat, canola oil, soybean oil, cottonseed oil, corn syrup solids, citric acid, dehydrated lemon juice, dehydrated chicken broth, gelatin. battered and breaded with: bleached wheat flour, water, wheat flour, salt, contains less than 2% of: modified food starch, yellow corn flour, dextrose, extractives of paprika (color), whey, yeast, spice, sugar, maltodextrin, caramel color, yeast extract, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), guar gum, spice extractive. breading set in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
193
Protein
16g
Barber Foods

Raw stuffed chicken breasts

Ingredients: Chicken breast with rib meat (containing up to 18% of a solution of: water, potato starch, salt, modified food starch, turbinado sugar, sodium carbonate, yeast extract, chicken broth, maltodextrin, dextrose, sugar, natural flavors, spices, chicken fat, corn syrup solids, citric acid, hydrolyzed corn gluten, concentrated lemon juice), pasteurized process swiss and american cheese (swiss cheese [cultured milk and skim milk, salt, enzymes], american cheese [cultured milk and skim milk, salt, enzymes], cream, sodium phosphate, salt), enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ham-water and smoke flavoring added (cured with water, dextrose, contains 2% or less of: salt, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, smoke flavoring, sodium nitrite), water, contains 2% or less of: vegetable oil, modified food starch, whole wheat flour, salt, sugar, yeast, spices, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), dextrose, yeast extract, natural flavors, yellow corn flour, dehydrated parsley, extractives of turmeric, paprika, annatto and celery seed, sodium alginate. prebrowned in vegetable oil.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
321
Protein
21g
Old Wisconsin Food Products

Turkey Sausage And Cheddar Chesse Smoke Stack

Ingredients: Turkey stick: turkey, mechanically separated turkey. contains 2% or less of: salt, corn syrup solids, spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate, garlic powder, sodium nitrite. in collagen casing. pasteurized process cheddar cheese food: natural american cheeses (cultured milk, salt, enzymes) cream, water, sodium phosphate, natural flavoring, salt, sorbic, acid (preservative), color (paprika and turmeric extract.)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
267
Protein
20g
Old Wisconsin

Honey Brown Sugar Turkey Bite Smoked Sausage

Ingredients: Turkey, mechanically separated turkey, brown sugar, dried honey (refinery syrup, honey), contains 2% or less of: salt, hydrolyzed corn protein, fructose, lactic acid starter culture, natural flavoring, sodium erythorbate (made from sugar), sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
230
Protein
12g
Perdue

Chicken Breast Strips, Original

Ingredients: chicken breast, water, bleached wheat flour, whole wheat flour, enriched wheat flour (enriched with niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), yellow corn flour, salt, wheat flour, whole grain yellow corn meal, sodium lactate, potassium lactate, dextrose, maltodextrin, sugar, yeast, flavor, iodized salt, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), calcium propionate, extractives of paprika, autolyzed yeast extract, potassium sorbate, caramel color, guar gum, disodium inosinate and disodium guanylate.

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
231
Sugar
0g
Unknown

Dino nuggets

Ingredients: chicken breast meat with rib meat, water, wheat flour, contains 2% or less of the following: yellow corn flour, salt, spices, dried garlic, dried onion, paprika, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, sodium bicarbonate), extractives of paprika, spice extractive, chicken broth, chicken fat, natural flavor, yeast extract, modified corn starch, sugar, maltodextrin, dextrose, chicken stock, chicken powder, chicken flavor, soy lecithin, sodium phosphates, flavoring, chicken skin, chicken fat, chicken broth, chicken powder, chicken flavor, soy lecithin, sodium phosphates, flavoring

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
176
Protein
17g
Pierre's

Cordon Bleu

Ingredients: chicken breast with rib meat, water, salt, yeast extract, chicken broth, maltodextrin, dextrose, sugar, natural flavors, spices, chicken fat, corn syrup solids, citric acid, hydrolyzed corn gluten, concentrated lemon juice, enriched wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid, enzymes, american cheese, cultured milk, skim milk, salt, enzymes, cream, sodium phosphate, fully cooked ham with natural juices, water, salt, dextrose, vinegar, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, water, dextrose, dehydrated parsley, extractives of turmeric, paprika, annatto, modified corn starch, natural flavors, parmesan cheese, pasteurized milk, cultures, enzymes, salt, spices, celery seed, sugar, vegetable oil, whole wheat flour, yeast, yellow corn flour

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
250
Protein
13g
Yummy Dino Buddies

Alphabet-Shaped Chicken Breast Nuggets

Ingredients: Boneless skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, whole wheat flour, wheat flour, isolated soy protein. contains 2% or less of the following: yellow corn flour, whole grain yellow corn flour, sea salt, corn starch, natural chicken flavor, yeast, sugar, canola oil, spices, extractive of paprika, salt, guar gum, garlic powder, onion powder, flax meal.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

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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