Meats Prepared Meats Roundup
We analyzed 740 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 14)

Armour, smoked vienna sausage
Ingredients: Sausage: mechanically separated chicken, water, salt, corn syrup. contains 2% or less of: beef, pork, dextrose, natural flavors, sodium nitrite, garlic powder. broth: chicken broth, hickory smoke flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Bianco d'oro salami
Ingredients: Pork, salt, less than 2% dextrose, spices, wine, sodium ascorbate, natural flavorings, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Nitrate

Uncured Genoa Salami
Ingredients: Organic pork**, sea salt. contains less than 2% of the following: organic dextrose, cultured celery juice powder, organic spices, organic garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Organic Roasted Chicken Breast
Ingredients: Organic chicken breast, water, contains less than 2% of the following: organic honey, salt, organic potato starch, carrageenan (from seaweed).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smoked Deli Style Ham
Ingredients: Cured with: water, dextrose, modified corn starch, 2% or less of the following: salt, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fully cooked traditional bacon
Ingredients: Bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, smoke flavoring, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Spinach & Feta Chicken Sausage
Ingredients: chicken, water, feta cheese (pasteurized milk, salt, cheese culture, enzymes), spinach, red peppers, onions, roasted garlic, corn syrup solids, sugar, salt, roasted garlic powder, spices, natural flavors, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sodium phosphate, natural smoke flavor
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Smoked Turkey Breast
Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, SALT, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, CARRAGEENAN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SMOKE FLAVOR, SODIUM NITIRTE, SPICES & FLAVORINGS
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

mild ITALIAN STYLE CHICKEN SAUSAGE
Ingredients: chicken, water, part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), red container stiervi 1 link (85g) and green bell pepper, onion, with 2% or less of the following: sugar, salt, spices including paprika dried parsley erry powder, collagen casing, contains: milk, 139 15% *ingredient used to preserve quality,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Italian Dry Salami
Ingredients: pork, salt, less than 2% of the following: dextrose, natural flavorings, wine, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate, lactic acid starter culture
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Nitrate

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
Ingredients: Turkey breast, turkey broth, vinegar, contains 2% or less of the following: (modified corn starch, sea salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, natural flavoring (celery powder))
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Ultra Thin Roast Beef
Ingredients: Beef, water, contains 2% or less of: salt, dextrose, potassium and sodium phosphates, sodium propionate, beef flavor (beef stock, maltodextrin, salt), natural flavors, caramel color.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cajun Style Andouille Smoked Sausage, made with pork
Ingredients: PORK, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SEA SALT, GARLIC, SPICES (INCLUDING BLACK PEPPER, RED PEPPER, AND WHITE PEPPER), SUGAR, PAPRIKA, CELERY POWDER, DEHYDRATED ONION.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hickory Smoked Bacon
Ingredients: Pork cured with water, salt, sodium phosphate, brown sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Natural Hickory Smoked Ham
Ingredients: Ham cured with water, salt. less than 2% of dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Uncured Genoa Salami
Ingredients: pork***, sea salt, dextrose, contains less than 2% of the following: spices, garlic powder, wine, swiss chard powder, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk),
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Rotisserie Seasoned Chicken Breast
Ingredients: CHICKEN BREAST, WATER, MODIFIED CORNSTARCH, VINEGAR, SALT, CULTURED DEXTROSE, SUGAR, NATURAL CHICKEN TYPE FLAVOR (YEAST EXTRACT, SALT, DEXTROSE, ONION POWDER, NATURAL FLAVOR), SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CARRAGEENAN, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, COATED WITH PAPRIKA, BLACK PEPPER, GARLIC POWDER, ONION POWDER, THYME.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Pepperoni
Ingredients: PORK, BEEF, SALT, WATER, DEXTROSE, SPICES, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA GARLIC POWDER, SODIUM NITRITE SHA, BHT, CITRIC ACID.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Italian dry salami
Ingredients: PORK, SALT, DEXTROSE, NATURAL FLAVORINGS, PAPRIKA, CRUSHED RED PEPPER, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Lean smoked ham
Ingredients: Ham, water, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, sodium benzoate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, soy lecithin.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Beef Hot Dogs
Ingredients: beef, water, dextrose, salt, spices, sodium lactate, garlic, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, paprika and extract, and sodium nitrate
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Nitrate

Hickory smoked uncured bacon
Ingredients: Organic pork**, water, sea salt. contains less than 2% of the following: celery powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

12 Oz
Ingredients: beef, water, ccntains 2% or less of: salt, spice, sodium, lactate, paprika, hydrolyzed soy protein, garlic powder, sodium diactate, sodium erythorbate, flavoring, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cracked Black Pepper Turkey Breast
Ingredients: turkey breast, water, modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of vinegar, salt, cultured dextrose*, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, coated with cracked black pepper,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Honey Uncured Ham
Ingredients: ham, water, honey, cultured dextrose*, contains less than 2% of salt, sugar, vinegar, cultured celery juice, sodium phosphates, cherry powder, browned with caramel color,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

CENTER CUT BACON
Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HONEY HAM
Ingredients: cured with water, honey, contains 2% or less: salt, dextrose, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium propionate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Fully Cooked Original Bacon
Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Natural Choice, Honey Deli Ham
Ingredients: Water, honey, salt, turbinado sugar, cultured celery powder, cherry powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Black Label Fully Cooked Original Bacon
Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
