Back to Home

Meats Roundup

We analyzed 1638 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 16)

Calories
71
Protein
13g
Simple Truth Organic

Chunk Chicken Breast

Ingredients: COOKED ORGANIC CHICKEN BREAST MEAT, WATER, SEA SALT

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
250
Protein
39g
Archer Provisions

Grass-Fed Beef Jerky Spicy Sesame Garlic

Ingredients: Grass-Fed Beef, Mushrooms (Mushrooms, Water, Salt), Sesame Oil, Apple Cider Vinegar, Ginger Juice, Lemon Juice, Onion Powder, White Sesame Seeds, Salt, Organic Chickpea Miso (Organic Rice Koji [Organic Rice, Koji Spores {Aspergillus Oryzae}], Organic Chickpeas, Sea Salt, Water), Garlic Powder, Liquid Smoke (Water, Natural Hickory Smoke Flavor), Cayenne Pepper.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
261
Protein
30g
Jack Link's

Tender Style Beef Steak

Ingredients: beef, sugar, water, brown sugar salt, contains 2% or less of smoke flavor maltodextrin, monosodium glutamate, flavoris, citric acid, sodium erythorbate, scoium nitrite cks total sugars d as 017082 10000

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
393
Protein
29g
Gusto

Mild Genoa Salami

Ingredients: Pork, Sea Salt, Turbinado Sugar, Cultured Celery Juice Powder (cultured celery juice powder, sea salt, canola oil), Natural Flavoring, Wine, Garlic, Lactic Acid Starter Culture.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
176
Protein
28g
Kroger

Pulled chicken

Ingredients: CHICKEN, WATER, SEASONING (YEAST EXTRACT, CITRUS EXTRACT, FRUIT EXTRACT, SPICE EXTRACT), VINEGAR, SEA SALT, CULTURED SUGAR, SEASONING (SEA SALT, SPICES, PAPRIKA, GARLIC POWDER), SALT.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
380
Protein
12g
Aldi

Maple flavor pork sausage

Ingredients: PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, SUGAR, WATER, SALT, DEXTROSE, MAPLE FLAVOR (MALTODEXTRIN, SPICES, COCOA POWDER, NATURAL FLAVORS, MAPLE SYRUP SOLIDS, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, SUGAR), SPICES, CORN SYRUP SOLIDS, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, CITRIC ACID

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
View Full Analysis
Calories
462
Protein
31g
Farmland

Farmland naturally hickory smoked bacon thick cut

Ingredients: CURED WITH: WATER, SALT, SUGAR SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
89
Protein
21g
true story.

Oven Roasted Turkey Breast

Ingredients: Organic Turkey Breast, Water, 2% or Less of:, Salt, Organic Vinegar.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
282
Protein
24g
Roli Roti

Pork Carnitas

Ingredients: Pork, Orange Peel, Salt, and Bay Leaf.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
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
View Full Analysis
Calories
153
Protein
12g
Good & Gather

Andouille Smoked Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: chicken, water, spices, parsley, crushed red pepper, paprika, extract of rosemary, onions, garlic, kosher salt, evaporated cane sugar, vinegar, pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
500
Protein
17g
simms, Aldi

Thick Sliced Pepperoni

Ingredients: pork, beef, salt, contains 2% or less of: spices, dextrose, lactic acidstarter culture, a flavorings, oleoresin of paprika, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, bha, bht, citric acid,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
View Full Analysis
Calories
429
Protein
32g
Tillamook Country Smoker

Spicy Jalapeño Smoked Sausages

Ingredients: BEEF AND PORK, PORK BROTH, SALT, FLAVORINGS, JALAPEÑO PEPPER, CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), GRANULATED GARLIC, CASING COLORED WITH CARAMEL AND CARMINE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
321
Protein
46g
TILLAMOOK COUNTRY SMOKER

TERIYAKI BEEF JERKY

Ingredients: BEEF, BEEF BROTH, GLUTEN FREE SOY SAUCE (WATER, SOYBEANS, RICE, SALT), GINGER PASTE (GINGER CITRIC ACID), FLAVORINGS, APPLE CIDER VINEGAR, SALT, PINEAPPLE POWDER* CULTURED CELERY POWDER (CELERY POWDER, SEA SALT), GRANULATED GARLIC. *Adds a dietarily insignificant amount of sugar

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
500
Sugar
0g
Jack Link's

Wild Hot Snack Sticks

Ingredients: BEEF AND PORK, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED CHICKEN, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF FLAVORS, SALT, SOY PROTEIN ISOLATE, CORN SYRUP, RICE BRAN, DEXTROSE, FRUCTOSE, REFINER'S SYRUP, SMOKE FLAVOR, HYDROLYZED SOY PROTEIN, MOLASSES, MALTODEXTRIN, PAPRIKA (COLOR), PAPRIKA EXTRACT (COLOR), LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, CITRIC ACID, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SAFFLOWER OIL, CASING (CARAMEL, RED 3, ANNATTO). CONTAINS: SOY

The Good

  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
View Full Analysis
Calories
271
Protein
19g
Johnsonville

All natural hot italian sausage

Ingredients: Pork, water, pork broth with natural flavorings, salt, spices, sugar, paprika, natural flavors

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
250
Protein
50g
Tillamook

Country smoker zero sugar original keto friendly beef jerky

Ingredients: beef, gluten free soy sauce, water, soybeans, rice, salt, beef broth, flavorings, vinegar, cultured celery powder, celery powder, sea salt, granulated garlic, salt

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
107
Protein
23g
Great Value

Fully Cooked Grilled Chicken Breast Strips

Ingredients: boneless, skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, contains 2% or less of the following: canola oil corn starch, dried garlic, dried onion, guarcisolated oat product, modified food starch: natural flavors, natural smoke flavor salt, smoke flavor, sodium phosphates, soy protein concentrate, soybean oil, spice, sugar, xanthan gum. yeast extract

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
380
Protein
12g
Breakfast Best

Original Sausage Patties

Ingredients: pork, water, salt, corn syrup solids, spices, dextrose, sugar, natural flavorings, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid,

The Good

  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
View Full Analysis
Calories
286
Protein
14g
Conecuh

Original Smoked Sausage

Ingredients: PORK, WATER, SALT, SUGAR, SPICES, AND FLAVORINGS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
1150
Protein
102g
Daniele, Inc.

Uncured Capocollo

Ingredients: PORK, SEA SALT, LESS THAN 2% OF: TURBINADO SUGAR, CULTURED CELERY JUICE (CELERY JUICE, SEA SALT), SPICES, STARTER CULTURE, NATURAL FLAVORING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
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
View Full Analysis
Calories
233
Protein
30g
Hormel

Turkey pepperoni

Ingredients: dark turkey meat, salt, spices, contains 2% or less c water dextrose, smoke flavoring, lactics acid starter culture, flayoring oleoresin of paprika, garlicowder sodium nitrite, citric acid, bha, bht.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)
View Full Analysis
Calories
212
Protein
19g
Trader Joe's

Organic Ground Beef

Ingredients: organic beef.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
107
Protein
16g
Aldi

Breakfast Ham slices

Ingredients: pork, water, salt, potassium lactate sodium phosphate, brown sugar, ontainer about 6 sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, 2 oz (56g) ng lories from fat 20 % daily value* batavia, il 60510

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
107
Protein
18g
Great Value, Wal-Mart Stores, Walmart

Smoked Ham water added

Ingredients: ham, water, contains 2% or less of the following: dextrose, salt, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium hitrite, flavoring

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
107
Protein
16g
HILLSHIRE FARM

BLACK FOREST HAM

Ingredients: Ham, water, venegar,sodium, phosphate, natural flavoring ( including celery juice powder), sugar, sea salt, citric acid

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
304
Protein
43g
Think jerky

Classic beef jerky bags case

Ingredients: 100% GRASS-FED BEEF, WATER, BROWN SUGAR, ORANGE JUICE CONCENTRATE (ORANGES), SALT, HARDWOOD SMOKED SUGAR, GRANULATED GARLIC, GRANULATED ONION, BLACK PEPPER

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • High Sugar Content
View Full Analysis
Calories
127
Protein
22g
Applegate Naturals

Uncured Black Forest Ham

Ingredients: pork, pork broth, sea salt., contains less than 2% of the following: cane sugar, cultured celery powder, spice extractives, rosemary extract.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis
Calories
125
Protein
20g
Kroger

HONEY ROASTED TURKEY BREAST

Ingredients: turkey breast, turkey broth, honey. less than 2% of: salt, dextrose, modified food starch potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, sodum diacetate, sodium erythorbate natural flavoring, sodium nitite wash tub before use

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
View Full Analysis

Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Meats category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 1638 products in the Meats 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 Meats?+
We rank Meats 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 Meats 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.
PreviousPage 16 of 55Next