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Meat Sticks Roundup

We analyzed 24 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Finding the perfect Meat Sticks shouldn't feel like a guessing game. At CakeID, we take food transparency seriously. We have analyzed over 24 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 Sticks you can buy in 2026, sorted by their ingredient purity.

Editor's Quick Picks

Detailed Reviews

Calories
500
Protein
21g
Link Snacks Inc.

Meat Snack Sticks

Ingredients: PORK AND BEEF, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, RICE BRAN, SPICES, CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, FLAVORINGS, FRUCTOSE, MOLASSES POWDER (REFINERY SYRUP, MOLASSES), HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, SMOKE FLAVOR, PAPRIK

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
316
Protein
14g
FarmRich

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

Ingredients: Low moisture part skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzyme), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), water, soybean oil, yellow corn flour, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of each of the following: artificial flavors, caramel color, dehydrated garlic, dehydrated onions, guar gum, leavening (sodium acid pyrophosphate, baking soda), methylcellulose, natural flavor, nonfat dry milk, paprika extract (color), salt, spices, sugar, yeast.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
279
Protein
14g
Bosco Stick

Cheese Stuffed Bosco Stick

Ingredients: Crust: flour blend [enriched flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamine mononitrate, riboflavin, enzyme, folic acid), whole wheat flour], water, sugar, corn oil, dough conditioner (soybean oil, vegetable glycerides, soy flakes), salt, yeast, l-cysteine. mozzarella cheese: pasteurized part skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes. topping: natural oil blend (soybean, palm fruit and canola oils), water, salt, mono and diglycerides, potassium sorbate, natural and artificial butter flavor, lactic acid, vitamin a palmitate and beta-carotene. topping with cheese: parmesan cheese [(pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), powdered cellulose, potassium sorbate], corn starch, salt, dehydrated garlic and contains less than 2% silicon dioxide.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides
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Calories
506
Protein
23g
FarmRich

Breaded Mozzarella Sticks

Ingredients: LOW MOISTURE PART SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE (PASTEURIZED PART SKIM MILK, CHEESE CULTURES, SALT, ENZYME), ENRICHED WHEAT FLOUR (WHEAT FLOUR, NIACIN, REDUCED IRON, THIAMINE MONONITRATE, RIBOFLAVIN, FOLIC ACID), WHEY, SOYBEAN OIL, WATER, YELLOW CORN FLOUR, MODIFIED CORN STARCH, SALT, LEAVENING (SODIUM ACID PYROPHOSPHATE, BAKING SODA), DEHYDRATED ONIONS, DEHYDRATED GARLIC, SUGAR, SPICES, METHYLCELLULOSE, CARAMEL COLOR, DRIED YEAST, ARTIFICIAL FLAVORS, PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), GUAR GUM, WATER, TOMATOES, SOYBEAN OIL, SUGAR, DEHYDRATED ONIONS, GARLIC POWDER, SPICES, TO PRESERVE FRESHNESS (POTASSIUM SORBATE), TURMERIC.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
32g
Bavarian Meats

ORIGINAL LIL' LANDJAEGER SMOKED MEAT STICKS

Ingredients: BEEF, PORK, WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, VINEGAR, SPICES, PAPRIKA, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE, CANOLA OIL, COLLAGEN CASING.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
208
Protein
29g
Crystal Farms

String Cheese

Ingredients: Pasteurized part-skim milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, vitamin a palmitate.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
292
Protein
11g
Coles

Mozzarella cheese filled breadsticks

Ingredients: Enriched flour (wheat flour, malted barley flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), mozzarella cheese (skim milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), water, soybean oil, palm oil, dextrose, salt, wheat gluten, yeast (ascorbic acid), parmesan (cultured skim milk, salt, enzymes, powdered cellulose), enriched wheat flour (wheat flour, niacin, reduced iron, thiamin mononitrate, riboflavin, folic acid), ascorbic acid, malted barley flour, enzymes, garlic powder, pepper blend (black pepper, salt, brown sugar, dehydrated onion, parsley, dehydrated bell pepper, spice), onion powder, butter (cream, salt), natural flavor, annatto.

The Good

  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
239
Sugar
0g
kidfresh

White meat Chicken Sticks

Ingredients: Chicken Breast Meat, Whole Wheat Flour, Water, Pureed Cauliflower, Diced Onions, Unbleached Wheat Flour, Corn Starch, Salt, Yellow Corn Flour, Rice Starch, Yeast, Onion Powder, Garlic Powder, Celery Seeds, Molasses, Leavening (Cream of Tartar, Baking Soda), Sea Salt, Whole Grain Millet Flour, Canola Oil

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
304
Protein
23g
Sargento

Low Moisture Part Skim Mozzarella Cheese Stick

Ingredients: Low Moisture Part Mozzarella Cheese (Pasteurized Skim Milk, Cheese Cultures, salt, enzymes)

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
21g
Old Trapper

Jalapeno Deli Style Beef Sticks

Ingredients: BEEF, BEEF HEARTS, WATER, REDUCED LACTOSE WHEY, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, SALT, FLAVORINGS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, SODIUM NITRITE, BHA, BHT, CARMINE

The Good

  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
282
Protein
18g
Bruders Abbatoir

PepperJack Smoked Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Fresh

Imitation Crab Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
400
Protein
20g
Smokehouse Jerky Co

Meat Snack Sticks Maple Bacon Flavored

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
536
Protein
36g
Tri-Cal

Pepperoni Premium Select Pork And Beef Meat Sticks

Ingredients: Pork, Beef, Water, Salt, Sugar, Spices, Monosodium Glutamate, Sodium Erythorbate, Natural Flavors, Tetrasodium Pyrophosphate, Sodium Nitrite

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
25g
Fatty

Fatty Smoked Meat Sticks Original Minis

Ingredients: Pork Raised Without Antibiotics, Grass Fed Beef, Sea Salt, Cane Sugar, Encapsulated Citric Acid, Cultured Celery Juice Powder (Celery Powder, Sea Salt), Black Pepper, Garlic Powder, in Colored Collagen Casing

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
25g
Sweetwood Smoke & Co.

Fatty smoked meat sticks

Ingredients: Pork raised without antibiotics, grass-fed beef, sea salt, cane sugar, encapsulated acid, cultured celery juice powder (celery powder, sea salt), black pepper, garlic powder, collagen casing.

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Low Sugar

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
337
Protein
39g
Ista

Spicy Chicken Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
57g
Lineage

Classic Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Fatty

JalapeΓ±o Minis Smoked Meat Sticks

Ingredients: Pork Raised Without Antibiotics, Grass Fed Beef, Sea Salt, Encapsulated Citric Acid, Dried Jalapeno Flakes, Spices (Including Red and Black Pepper, Celery), Cane Sugar, Cultured Celery Juice Powder (Celery Powder, Sea Salt), Cherry Powder, Dehydrated Garlic, in Colored Collagen Casing

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Sugar
0g
Up North Specialty Meats

Cheddar Cheese & Jalapeno Meat Sticks

Ingredients: Pork, Beef, Water, Pasteurized Process Cheddar Cheese(Cheddar Cheese[Cultured milk, Salt, Enzymes], Water, Cream, Sodium Phosphate, Salt, Sorbic Acid, Apocarotenal, Powdered Cellulose, Potassium Sorbate and Natamycin), Seasoning(Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Sugar, Natural Spices, Monosodium Glutamate, Natural Smoke Flavor, Sodium Erythorbate, Garlic Powder), Maple Sugar Cure(Salt, Cane & Maple Sugars, Dextrose, Sodium Nitrite Propylene Glycol & Sodium Bicarbonate), Jalapenos, Collagen Casing

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
316
Protein
21g
Four Brothers Signature Smokehouse

Garlic Cheddar Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
429
Protein
29g
Aldi Bavarian Meats

smoked meat sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
494
Protein
32g
Glenwood Meat Sticks

Honey Habanero Meat Sticks

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The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
29g
Archer

MINIS ORIGINAL

Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Water, Sea Salt, Encapsulated Citric Acid (1 stick, 14 g), Cultured Celery Powder (Celery Powder, Sea Salt), Dehydrated Garlic, Red Pepper, Black Pepper, Cherry Powder, Coriander, Onion Powder, White Pepper, Ground Nutmeg, Parsley, Colored Beef Collagen Casing

The Good

  • ● Excellent Health Score
  • ● Sugar Free

The Bad

  • ● Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Meat Sticks category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 24 products in the Meat Sticks 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 Sticks?+
We rank Meat Sticks 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 Sticks 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.