Meats Roundup
We analyzed 1638 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.
Detailed Reviews (Page 31)

Beef Tender Bites Teriyaki
Ingredients: BEEF, SUGAR, WATER, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF SALT, SOY SAUCE (WHEAT, SOYBEANS, SALT), FRUCTOSE, FLAVORS, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, HYDROLYZED CORN PROTEIN, MALTODEXTRIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, PAPRIKA EXTRACT, SODIUM NITRITE, TREATED WITH A SOLUTION OF POTASSIUM SORBATE TO ENSURE FRESHNESS., CONTAINS: SOY, WHEAT
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Italian Style Meatballs
Ingredients: Beef and pork, water, textured soy flour, bread crumbs (wheat flour, salt, and yeast), soy protein concentrate, seasoning (parmesan cheese (part skim cow's milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spices, spice extractives on a dextrose carrier, dehydrated garlic, parsley, onion powder), salt, sodium phosphate, natural flavor.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Thick bologna
Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, water, pork, corn syrup, modified corn starch, salt, 2% or less of the following: beef, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, flavorings, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, dextrose, oleoresin of paprika.
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

Turkey Snack Mates
Ingredients: Turkey, honey, sea salt, encapsulated lactic acid, lemon peel, black pepper, celery juice (celery, sea salt), garlic, ginger, onion, white pepper, in collagen casing
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Hard Salami
Ingredients: pork, salt, contains less than 2% of the following: dextrose, natural flavoring, wine, natural smoke flavor, garlic, lactic acid starter culture, sodium ascorbate, potassium nitrate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
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,m bht, citric acid,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains BHA (Butylated Hydroxyanisole)

Meat sauce
Ingredients: 1/2 cup of prego® flavored with meat sauce has: 40% of dailymegetablest loat low sat ated fat /2 cup serving of sauce provides rehend 2 1/2 cups of a variety of veg ryuivalent of vegetables, dietary guidelines per day for a 2,000 calorie diet, trition facts serv 8: about 10, s, size: 1/2 cup (120ml), amount per serving: calories 90, bl fat 3g (4% dv), sat, fat 1g (5% dv), trans fat 0g, polyunsat, a,5g, monounsat, fat 1,5g, cholest, 5mg (2% dv), sodium 4ng (21% dv), total carb, 13g (5% dv), fiber 2g (7% dv), total sars 10g (incl, 4g added sugars, 8% dv), protein 2g, vitamin d (cdv), calcium (2% dv), iron (4% dv), potassium (8% dv), inedients: tomato puree (water, tomato paste), diced tomatoes in tomato ju, sugar, beef, canola oil, contains less than 1% of: salt, spices, citric ac, dehydrated onions, dehydrated garlic, beef fat, flavoring, dehydrated be stock, onion extract, garlic extract, beef extract, yeast extract, cmpbell soup company, camden, nj, u,s,a, 08103-1701 tie ingredients from sugar and canola in this product come fiom genetically modified crops, for information about gmo ingredients, visit: owhatsinmyfood,com stove: heat, stirring occasionally, recommend use by date on container, promptly refrigerate unused sauce, do not purchase unless cap and neckband are intact questions or comments? call us at 1-888-for-prego, visit our web site at www,prego,com, 27013-1btn 910007022488 01 51000 27013 9
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Grilled chicken breast strips with rib meat
Ingredients: Boneless, skinless chicken breast with rib meat, water, seasoning (potato starch, sea salt, vinegar, garlic powder, onion powder, yeast extract, dextrose, spice, citrus extract).
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Uncured Bavarian Bratwurst
Ingredients: PORK, WATER, SALT, SPICES, DEXTROSE, MONO AND DIGLYCERIDES OF FATTY ACIDS, CITRIC ACID, DISODIUM DIPHOSPHATE, SPICE EXTRACTS, NISIN PREPERATION, EDIBLE BEEF COLLAGEN CASING
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Contains Mono- and Diglycerides

Smoked Sausage
Ingredients: mechanically separated chicken, water, pork hearts, pork, dextrose, contains 2% or less of the following: beef, corn syrup, modified corn starch, salt, potassium chloride, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, flavorings, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Convenient Snack
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

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

Beef Jerky Teriyaki
Ingredients: Beef, water, brown sugar, soy sauce (water, wheat, soybeans, salt), contains 2% or less of salt, beef stock, flavors, pineapple powder.
The Good
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● High Sugar Content

Smoked Uncured Ham
Ingredients: HAM, WATER, SUGAR, VINEGAR, CONTAINS LESS THAN 2% OF SALT, CULTURED CELERY JUICE*, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, CHERRY POWDER
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Genoa Salame Provolone Cheese
Ingredients: Pork, Sea Salt, Cultured Swiss Chard, Dextrose, Pepper, Sugar, Fresh Garlic, Natural Flavor, Lactic Acid Starter Culture, Cultured Pasteurized Milk, Enzymes, Salt
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast
Ingredients: Turkey breast, water, potato starch, sea salt, vinegar powder, natural flavors.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef lit'l smokies
Ingredients: Beef, water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: salt, potassium lactate, dextrose, natural flavor, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Contains Corn Syrup

CHICKEN BROCCOLI CHEESE WITH POTATO
Ingredients: Water, potatoes, chicken meat, vegetable oil, broccoli, chicken stock, contains less than 2% of: modified food starch, cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [milk, cultures, salt, enzymes], cream, salt, sodium phosphate, lactic acid)**, salt, cheddar cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), wheat flour, soy protein concentrate, monosodium glutamate, sugar, granular cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), sodium phosphate, broccoli**, semisoft cheese (milk, cultures, salt, enzymes), blue cheese (milk, salt, cultures, enzymes), corn maltodextrin, soy protein isolate, beta carotene for color, natural flavoring, sodium citrate, vinegar, butter (cream, salt)**, chicken**, lactic acid, buttermilk, reconstituted skim milk, enzyme modified butter, chicken fat, onion extract, whey protein concentrate, milkfat, garlic extract, onion oil, butter oil, whey, soy lecithin. **dehydrated
The Good
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Original Beef Jerky
Ingredients: BEEF, BROWN SUGAR, BEEF BROTH, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF NATURAL FLAVORS, VINEGAR, HYDROLYZED _SOY_ PROTEIN, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, CITRIC ACID, PAPRIKA OLEORESIN, SODIUM NITRITE.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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

DENNISONS Hot Chili With Beans, 15 OZ
Ingredients: Prepared Pinto Beans (Pinto Beans, Water), Water, Meat Ingredients (Beef and Pork), Tomato Puree (Water, Tomato Paste), Contains less than 2% of: Defatted Soy Flour, Chili Pepper, Modified Corn Starch, Salt, Spices, Soy Protein Concentrate, Garlic Powder, Onion Powder, Caramel Color, Gum Arabic, Natural Flavors. CONTAINS: SOY.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Farms uncured slow cooked ham
Ingredients: Organic pork**, water, contains less than 2% of the following: sea salt, organic cane sugar, organic spice extracts, spice extract, celery powder.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Beef Franks
Ingredients: Beef, water, contains 2% or less of salt, sorbitol, sodium lactate, natural flavorings, sodium phosphates, hydrolyzed corn protein, paprika, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Caprese Chicken Sausage
Ingredients: Chicken, part-skim mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), sun dried tomatoes, basil, with 2% or less of the following: extra virgin olive oil, dried parsley, sea salt, crushed red pepper, natural flavors, spices (including black pepper and fennel), sugar, vinegar, cherry powder, cultured celery juice powder, in a beef collagen casing.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

Chili con carne
Ingredients: water, cooked ground beef, diced tomatoes, green bell peppers, cheddar cheese (pasteurized milk, cultures, salt, enzymes, annatto [color]), red bell peppers, onions, less than 2% of tomato paste, beef fat, chili powder (chili pepper, spices, salt, garlic powder), spices, resistant maltodextrin, beef flavor concentrate (beef broth (beef stock, water), yeast extract, beef flavor, caramel color, potato flour, onion powder, garlic powder, flavor, beef fat), salt, modified food starch, granulated onion, granulated garlic, cellulose, extractives of paprika and natural flavors, hot sauce (distilled vinegar, red pepper, salt), lime juice concentrate, xanthan gum, yeast extract,
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Low Sugar
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

Uncured Turkey Bacon
Ingredients: Turkey, water, vinegar, sea salt, raw sugar, celery power.
The Good
- ● Excellent Health Score
- ● Sugar Free
- ● Clean Ingredients
The Bad
- ● Ultra Processed

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

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