Meats Prepared Meats Roundup
We analyzed 740 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 5)

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

Cheddar & bacon flavor sausage brats, cheddar & bacon
Ingredients: Pork, 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], potato starch and powdered cellulose, natamycin), water, corn syrup, and less than 2% of the following: pork broth with natural flavorings, salt, maltodextrin, natural flavor, hydrolyzed corn protein, sunflower oil, smoke flavor, bacon (cured with salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), grill flavor (from vegetable oil), bha, propyl gallate, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Beer Brats Cooked Bratwurst
Ingredients: Pork, water, beer, and less than 2% of the following: salt, potassium lactate, corn syrup, dextrose, spices, natural flavors, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, lemon juice powder (maltodextrin, lemon juice solids), collagen casing.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Italian Sausage
Ingredients: Pork, water, corn syrup and less than 2% of the following: pork broth with natural flavorings, salt, dextrose, spices, paprika, natural flavor, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Smoked Brats
Ingredients: pork, water, salt, and less than 2% of the following: 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

Smoked, Chopped, Pressed Chicken
Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, chicken, chicken broth, salt. less than 2% of: modified food starch, dextrose, potassium lactate, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, autolyzed yeast extract, sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite, turmeric.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Chicken
Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, chicken, chicken broth, salt. less than 2% of: modified food starch, dextrose, potassium lactate, carrageenan, sodium phosphate, autolyzed yeast extract, sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite, turmeric.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Pork Sausage Links
Ingredients: Pork, water, seasoning (salt, contains 2% or less of each of the following: dextrose, spices, flavoring, monosodium glutamate, maltodextrin, natural flavor), potassium lactate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Sabrett, bun size skinless beef frankfurters
Ingredients: Beef, water, salt, contains less than 2%: sorbitol, flavoring, potassium lactate, paprika, garlic powder, hickory smoke flavor, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrate.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Nitrate

Peppered Salame
Ingredients: Pork, nonfat dry milk, salt, sugar, corn syrup, spices, wine, garlic powder, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate. coated with gelatin and black pepper.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

John Morrell, Braunschweiger
Ingredients: Pork livers, pork fat, bacon (cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite), water, modified food starch, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of salt, flavoring, potassium lactate, sodium lactate, pork, dehydrated onion, sodium diacetate, dextrose, sodium erythorbate, sugar, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

BLACK FOREST WHITE TURKEY
Ingredients: Black forest ham: ham cured with water, dextrose, less than 2% of salt, sodium phosphates, caramel color, modified corn starch, flavorings, sodium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, potassium chloride. black forest white turkey: white turkey, water, less than 2% of modified corn starch, salt, sugar, carrageenan, sodium lactate, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, flavorings, sodium nitrite, caramel color.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

HOMESTYLE BROWN SUGAR HAM
Ingredients: Ham cured with water, brown sugar, salt. less than 2% of dextrose, honey, sodium erythorbate, sodium phosphates, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Franks
Ingredients: Beef, water, contains 2% or less of salt, corn syrup, dextrose, spices, sugar, sodium lactate, hydrolyzed corn protein, sodium phosphates, sunflower oil, hydrogenated soybean oil, sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, extractives of paprika, sodium nitrite, natural flavorings.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Italian Dry Uncured Salame
Ingredients: Pork, dextrose, salt, sugar, contains 2% or less of: spices, celery powder, rosemary extract, granulated garlic, lactic acid starter culture.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Bologna
Ingredients: Beef, Water, Corn Syrup, Contains Less than 2% of: Salt, Ground _Mustard_ Seed, Potassium Lactate, Dextrose, Hydrolyzed Beef Stock, Sodium Lactate, Autolyzed Yeast, Sodium Phosphates, Sodium Diacetate, Sodium Ascorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Flavor, Extractives of Paprika, Oleoresin _Celery_ Seed
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

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

Italian dry salami black pepper coated
Ingredients: Pork, salt, and less than 2% of the following: dextrose, natural flavorings, wine, sodium ascorbate, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate. gelatin used for for coating.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Sodium Nitrate

Uncured Pancetta Cubetti
Ingredients: Pork, sea salt, natural flavors, sugar, pepper, fresh garlic.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Smok-Y Breakfast Sausages, Cheddar
Ingredients: Meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt and enzymes], water, cream, sodium phosphate, enzyme modified cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt enzymes, water, disodium phosphate, lipolyzed cream], salt, sorbic acid [preservative], apo-carotenal [color], corn syrup, contains 2% or less of dextrose, flavorings, modified food starch, mechanically separated chicken, autolyzed yeast, monosodium glutamate, potassium and sodium lactate, extract of paprika, salt, sodium diacetate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate, vitamin c (ascorbic acid).
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Pork & Beef Uncured Pepperoni
Ingredients: Pork**, sea salt. contains less than 2% of the following: dextrose, celery powder, spices, paprika, paprika extract, garlic, lactic acid starter culture (not from milk).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Everyday Lower Sodium Turkey Bacon
Ingredients: Poultry ingredients (turkey, mechanically separated turkey), water, sugar, contains 2% or less of smoke flavoring, salt, canola oil, sunflower oil, potassium chloride, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, sodium phosphate, natural flavoring.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Mild italian sausage
Ingredients: Pork, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: sodium lactate, salt, potassium chloride, dextrose, spices, natural flavors (contains maltodextrin), oleoresin of paprika, oleoresin capsicum, sugar, corn oil (processing aid), calcium stearate (anti-caking), silicon dioxide (anti-caking).
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Turkey Sausage Sticks
Ingredients: turkey, mechanically separated turkey, contains 2% or less of: salt, corn syrup, solids, natural spices, dextrose, lactic acid starter culture, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate (made from sugar), garlic powder, sodium nitrite, in beef collagen casing
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Beef Smoked Sausage
Ingredients: BEEF, WATER, CORN SYRUP, SALT, NATURAL SPICES, DEXTROSE, PAPRIKA, NATURAL FLAVORS, POTASSIUM CHLORIDE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, COLLAGEN CASING.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

BLACK FOREST UNCURED HAM
Ingredients: PORK, WATER, CANE SUGAR, SEA SALT, CELERY POWDER, CHERRY POWDER, NATURAL SMOKE FLAVOR
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Black Forest Uncured Ham
Ingredients: pork, pork broth, sea salt, cane sugar, cultured celery powder, spice extractives, rosemary extract
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Hungarian Salami
Ingredients: Pork, Pork fat. Salt, Spices, Sugar, Paprika. Garlic, Sodium Nitrite
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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