Meats Prepared Meats Roundup
We analyzed 740 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 19)

Thick 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

Organic Wild Mushroom Chicken Sausage
Ingredients: ORGANIC CHICKEN, ORGANIC DRIED APPLES, SEA SALT, ORGANIC VINEGAR, BAKING SODA, ORGANIC APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE, ORGANIC SPICES, ORGANIC GARLIC
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Breakfast Sausage
Ingredients: 15% iron 2,8mg potassium 230mg 5% *the % daily value (dv) tells you how much a nutrient in a serving of food contributes to a daily diet, 2,000 calories in a day is used for general nutrition advice, ngredients: water, pea protein", expeller-pressed canola il, refined coconut oil, natural flavors, inactivated yeast, rice protein, methylcellulose, yeast extract (niacin (vitamin b3), yridoxine hydrochloride (vitamin b6), thiamin hydrochloride jitamin bl), riboflavin (vitamin b2), folic acid (vitamin b9), yanocobalamin (vitamin b12), apple extract, salt, pomegranate xtract, vinegar, lemon juice concentrate, sunflower lecithin, eet juice extract (for color), carrot, peas are legumes, people with severe allergies to legumes like eanuts should be cautious when introducing pea protein into, neir diet because of the possibility of a pea allergy , contains no eanuts or tree nuts, anufactured for beyond meat® 19 standard st l segundo, ca 90245 66-756-4112 thanandteam@beyondmeat,com www,beyondmeat,com 2020 beyond meat®
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Tree Nuts

Organic Uncured Black Forest Ham
Ingredients: ORGANIC PORK, WATER, ORGANIC HAM SEASONING (SEA SALT, ORGANIC CANE SUGAR, ORGANIC HONEY POWDER [ORGANIC HONEY, ORGANIC RICE MALTODEXTRIN], ORGANIC MAPLE SUGAR GRANULES, ORGANIC SUNFLOWER OIL), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF ORGANIC VINEGAR, CULTURED CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turkey Sausage Links
Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM PROPIONATE, SODIUM DIACETATE, SUGAR, CITRIC ACID, CARAMEL COLOR
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Pepperoni
Ingredients: pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of dextrose, natural flavors, oleoresin of paprika, lactic acid starter culture, dehydrated granulated garlic, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid. ny. wal mart stores
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

Black forest ham
Ingredients: Cured with water, and 2% or less: salt, dextrose, sodium phosphate, sodium propionate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, caramel color,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smoked Sausage
Ingredients: Meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: salt, spice and flavor, dextrose, isolated soy product, brown sugar, sodium phosphate, isolated soy protein, yeast extract, pork stock, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Prosciutto air dried pork artisan charcuterie, prosciutto
Ingredients: Pork, sea salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Jalapeño Cheddar Smoked Sausage
Ingredients: Pork, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese ([cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid, apo-carotenal], powdered cellulose), diced jalapeno peppers and less than 2% of the following: corn syrup, salt, potassium lactate, green bell pepper powder, natural flavors, dehydrated jalapeno pepper, sugar, spices, dry vinegar flavor ([sodium diacetate, citric acid, potassium citrate, and glucona-delta-lactone], hydrogenated soybean, palm, coconut and/or cottonseed oils), tomato powder, sodium diacetate, monosodium glutamate, garlic powder, dehydrated onion, sodium erythorbate, blue cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium nitrite, spice extractives, collagen casing.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Applewood Smoked Deli Turkey
Ingredients: Turkey breast meat, water, salt, potato starch, turbinado sugar, rice starch, carrageenan (from seaweed), baking soda, cultured celery powder, cherry powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Premium Pork Sausage Hot
Ingredients: Pork, water, contains 2% or less of the following: corn syrup, salt, spices, sugar, monosodium glutamate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

CHICKEN & APPLE SMOKED CHICKEN SAUSAGE
Ingredients: Organic chicken, organic dried apples, organic apple juice concentrate, contains 2% or less of the following: organic vinegar, sea salt, organic spices, celery powder, natural pork casing.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Cooked Ham
Ingredients: ham, water, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, salt, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, flavoring,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Franks
Ingredients: Angus beef, water, cultured dextrose*, contains less than 2% of the following: dextrose, salt, cultured celery juice*, distilled white vinegar*, sodium phosphate, cherry powder, flavor, extractives of paprika.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Black Forest Uncured Ham
Ingredients: BONELESS HAM, WATER, VINEGAR, SALT, TURBINADO SUGAR, MOLASSES, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), SPICE EXTRACTIVES.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

sliced Rosemary ham
Ingredients: Ham, Water, Sugar Cane, Sea Salt, Lemon Juice Concentrate, Vinegar, Natural Flavors, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Coated with Rosemary.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beddar with Cheddar Smoked Sausage
Ingredients: Pork, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese ([cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes), water, milkfat, sodium phosphate, salt, fruit and vegetable juice color, paprika extract color, sorbic acid], powdered cellulose), and less than 2% of the following: salt, corn syrup, potassium lactate, sugar, natural flavors, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, collagen casing.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

BREAKFAST TURKEY SAUSAGE
Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: SEA SALT, DEXTROSE, TURBINADO SUGAR, SPICES, DEHYDRATED VINEGAR, NATURAL FLAVORINGS.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Turkey Polska Kielbasa
Ingredients: Turkey, mechanically separated turkey, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: salt, spice and flavor, dextrose, isolated soy product, isolated soy protein, monosodium glutamate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite. made with beef collagen casing.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

THICK SLICED PEPPERONI
Ingredients: pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: dextrose, natural flavors extractives of paprika, lactic acid starter culture, dehydrated granulated garli sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

Turkey Sausage Patties
Ingredients: turkey, water, contains 2% or less: potassium lactate, salt, spices, sodium phosphate, dextrose, sugar, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, bht, citric acid, caramel color,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Chicken Franks
Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, water, modified corn starch, salt, contains 2% or less of the following: sodium phosphates, seasonings (hydrolyzed corn protein, garlic powder, yeast extract, dextrose, natural and artificial flavor, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate), potassium acetate, potassium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, extractives of paprika, sodium nitrite.
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
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, WATER, SOY SAUCE (WATER, WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, BEEF STOCK, FLAVORS, CULTURED CELERY EXTRACT, PINEAPPLE POWDER.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smoked Gouda Chicken Sausage
Ingredients: Chicken, smoked gouda cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes, annatto color and natural flavors), with 2% or less of the following: salt, garlic powder, natural spices (including black pepper, sage, savory, cayenne pepper), spice extractives, vinegar, sugar, in a beef collagen casing
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Bun Size Franks
Ingredients: mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, corn syrup, potassium lactate, contains 2% or less: salt, sodium phosphate, natural flavor, beef stock, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, maltodextrin, paprika extract, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Oven roasted white turkey
Ingredients: White turkey, water modified cornstarch, contains less than 2% of salt, sodium phosphates, sugar, sodium propionate, sodium diacetate, sodium benzoate, lemon juice solids, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Benzoate

Chunky Chicken & Sausage Gumbo
Ingredients: Water, diced tomatoes in tomato juice, rice, andouille sausage (pork, water, seasonings [spices, dextrose, dried onions, dried garlic], salt, hickory char oil [soybean oil, natural hickory smoke flavor], sodium nitrite), chicken meat, celery, okra, green peppers, tomato paste 2%, modified food starch, sugar, potassium chloride, dehydrated onions, dried red peppers, salt, yeast extract, flavoring, potato starch, spices, carrots, cabbage, mechanically separated chicken, carrageenan, maltodextrin, beta carotene (color), chicken stock, lactic acid, disodium inosinate, disodium guanylate.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Vienna Sausage
Ingredients: MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, CHICKEN BROTH, WATER, 2% SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, SODIUM ASCORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, NATURAL FLAVORS, EXTRACTIVES OF PAPRIKA.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed
