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Prepared Meats Roundup

We analyzed 739 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

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Calories
298
Protein
13g
Redondo's

Arabiki Sausage

Ingredients: PORK, WATER, PORK BACK FAT, SALT, SOY PROTEIN CONCENTRATE, SUGAR, FLAVORING, MONOSODIUM GLUTAMATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATE, ONION POWDER, LIQUID SMOKE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, PACKED IN NATURAL SHEEP CASING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
16g
Unknown

Smoked sausage

Ingredients: 9g+ protein + per serving "Minimally Processed. No Artificial Ingredients ROASTED GARLIC PORK & BEEF HICKORY SMOKED SAUSAGE NATURAL PORK CASING FULLY COOKED KEEP REFRIGERATED NET WT. 48 OZ (3 LBS) U.S. INSPECTED AND PASSED BY DEPARTMENT OF AGRICULTURE **Except those naturally occurring in sea salt and cultured celery powder BRATS KIRKLAND

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
474
Protein
32g
Lidl

Naturally hardwood smoked bacon

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

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
107
Protein
20g
GreenWise

Honey Glazed Turkey Breast

Ingredients: TURKEY, WATER, HONEY, NATIVE POTATO STARCH, SEA SALT

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
16g
Kiolbassa

Hickory Smoked Sausage Beef

Ingredients: Organic Grass Fed Beef, Water, Salt, Organic Black Pepper, Organic Cane Sugar, Organic Granulated Garlic, Sea Salt, Cultured Celery Powder. Encased in a Natural Pork Casing.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
341
Protein
20g
Aldi

Beer Bratwurst

Ingredients: pork, beer, corn syrup, salt, dextrose, flavorings, bha, propyl...

The Good

  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
271
Protein
14g
Cacique

Pork Chorizo

Ingredients: PORK, SALIVARY GLANDS, LYMPH NODES AND FAT, SEASONING (PAPRIKA, SALT, MUSTARD SPICES, GARLIC POWDER), PORK, WATER, DISTILLED VINEGAR, DEFATITED SDY GRITS, SODIUM NITRITE (TO MAINTAIN FRESHNESS), CONTAINS SOY

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
179
Protein
16g
Brookdale, Aldi

Premium cooked ham water added

Ingredients: ham (cured with: water salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Protein
25g
Boars Head, Boar's Head

Charcuterie Trio

Ingredients: Pork, sea salt, turbinado sugar, spices, natural flavorings, cultured celery powder, organic wine, starter culture, cultured celery juice.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
268
Protein
15g
Brooklyn cured

Black Truffle Sausage

Ingredients: PORK, WATER, SEA SALT, VINEGAR, BLACK PEPPER, PORCINI MUSHROOM POWDER, GARLIC POWDER, BLACK TRUFFLES (04%)

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
286
Protein
14g
Unknown

Cocktail Sausages

Ingredients: meat (pork, beef), mechanically separated chicken, water, less than 2% of: natural flavors, extractives of turmeric and paprika, salt, sugar, dextrose, maltodextrin, sodium phosphate, potassium chloride, potassium lactate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, on back of la child safet for kids under cut lengthwise t net w

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
11g
Three Little Pigs

Mousse de carnard au foie gras

Ingredients: Duck Liver (minimum Foie Gras content 51%), Duck Skin, Cream, Eggs, Duck Meat, Grapes, Grape Juice Concentrate, Raisins, Milk, Sauternes Wine, Onions, Nonfat Dry Milk, Spices, Mushrooms, Salt, Garlic, Mustard. Aspic: Water, Kosher Gelatin, Cognac, Glucono Delta Lactone, Salt, Concentrated Mushroom Juice, Lemon Powder, Onion Powder, Vinegar, White Pepper, Spices. Contains: Eggs, Milk, Soy.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
145
Sugar
2g
Saffron Road

Coconut curry chicken with basmati rice

Ingredients: BASMATI RICE (WATER, RICE), WATER, BONELESS WHITE MEAT CHICKEN, COCONUT CREAM, ONIONS, LOWFAT YOGURT (WHOLE MILK, NONFAT MILK, CULTURES). CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: GINGER, RAW CANE SUGÁR, COLD-PRESSED COCONUT OIL, CREAM, GARLIC, TOMATO PASTE, NATIVE CORN STARCH, SEA SALT, SPICES, NATIVE RICE STARCH, EXPELLER PRESSED SUNFLOWER OIL, TURMERIC, RED CHILI FLAKES.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
362
Protein
13g
Dibenedetto, Strozzapreti

Strozzapreti

Ingredients: Semoule de BLÉ dur, eau. Peut contenir des traces de SOJA.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
147
Protein
19g
Unknown

Chicken Sausage

Ingredients: chicken, monterey jack cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), less than 2% of vinegar, sea salt, chipotle pepper, sugar, spices, tomato powder, garlic powder, dehydrated green bell pepper, onion powder, grill flavor (from sunflower oil), natural pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
11g
Kroger

Smoked sausage

Ingredients: meat (pork, beef), water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: dextrose, modified food starch, sea salt, flavorings, sodium phosphate, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
153
Protein
18g
Unknown

Italian style smoked chicken sausage

Ingredients: chicken, red pepper, onion, water, mozzarella cheese (pasteurized milk, cheese cultures, salt, enzymes), spices, kosher salt, evaporated cane sugar, vinegar, celery juice powder, garlic, rosemary extract, pork casing

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
0
Protein
16g
Purnell's

Old Folks Country Sausage

Ingredients: Pork (including the ham, loin and tender - loin), Water, Salt, Spices, Sugar and Monosodium Glutamate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
89
Protein
16g
Publix

Roasted Thin Sliced Turkey Breast, Roasted

Ingredients: Turkey Breast, Turkey Broth, Modified Food Starch, Contains 2% Or Less Of The Following: Vinegar, Dextrose, Salt, Sodium Phosphate, Yeast Extract, Citrus Extract, Natural Flavoring, Sodium Erythorbate, Sodium Nitrite, Coated With Caramelized Apple Juice And Natural Flavors.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
11g
The Kroger Co., Kroger

Polska kielbasa sausage

Ingredients: meat (pork, beef), water, corn syrup, contains 2% or less: dextrose, modified food starch, sea salt, flavorings, sodium phosphate, garlic, salt, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Convenient Snack

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
129
Protein
16g
Hatfield

Sweet Brown Sugar Ham Steak

Ingredients: cured with: water, sugar, brown sugar, contains less than 2% of salt, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, flavoring. u.s. inspected and passed by department of agriculture

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
292
Protein
12g
Demoizet Le Prince Blanc

Saucisse blanche Emmental

Ingredients: Viande de porc (origine France), Lait, Emmental 7%, Eau, Sel, Lactose, Epices et plantes aromatiques, Dextrose, Emulsifiants : di et triphosphates, Proteine de lait, Lactose, Citron, Antioxydant ascorbate de sodium, Gingembre, Boyau de porc. Peut contenir des traces d' oeufs. CONSEIL DE CONSERVATION: Conditionné sous atmosphère protéctrice.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
464
Protein
18g
The Kroger Co.,Private Selectoin

Old World Pepperoni

Ingredients: PORK, BEEF, SALT, CONTAINS 2% OR LESS OF: CORN SYRUP, DEXTROSE, FLAVORINGS, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, PAPRIKA, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE, SPICES.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
144
Protein
18g
Gustoland GmbH

Pulled pork

Ingredients: Energie 122 kcal, Fett 4,5 g, davon gesättigte Fettsäuren 2,0 g, Kohlenhydrate 1,2 g, davon Zucker 0,6 g, Eiweiß 19,0 g, Salz 1,20 g

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
125
Protein
16g
Farmland

Diced ham

Ingredients: CURED WITH: WATER, DEXTROSE, SALT, CONTAINS OR LESS OF MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, POTASSIUM LACTATE, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM DIACETATE, SODIUM ERYTHORBATE, SODIUM NITRITE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
102
Protein
10g
Trader Joe's

Prosciutto

Ingredients: Ham, Salt

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
211
Protein
17g
Trader Joe's

Sweet Italian Sausage

Ingredients: pork, italian seasoning (sea salt, dextrose, spices (a se, fenneli, potassium chloride, natural flavors, paprika oleoresin [for colori, lactic acidi, water. packed in a natural pork casing. (606) yu dist,&sold exclusiively by acts ner trader joe's, monrova, ca 91016 cooking instructions: grill or pan-fry until golden brown and internal temperature reaches 160°f as measured by a meat thermometer. 6. 06 ly value* safe handling instructions this product was prepared from %7% inspected and passed meat and/or poultry. some food products may contain 23% bacteria that could cause illness if the product is mishandled or cooked improperly. for your protection, follow these safe handling instructions 18% keep refrigerate or frozen. thaw in refrigera tor or microwave. 19% 0% keep raw meat and poulthy separate from other fgods

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
321
Protein
29g
Appleton Farms

Gourmet Deli Selection

Ingredients: pepper salami pork, salt and less than 2% of the following deztrose natura flavorings (black pepper used for coatng, wine, s0dium ascorbate, lactic acid star 1 oz (28g) culture, sodium nitrite, sodium nitrate (gelatin used for coating) hot calabrese hot capocolle (28g) 1 oz (28g) hot capocollo: pork shoulder butt, salt 90 90 100 0 and lessthan 2% of the following: 60 paprika, dextrose,spices,sodium erythorbate, garlic, lactic acid starter 60 60 value % daily value % daily value* culture, sodium nitrite 11% 6g 11% hot calabrese: pork salt, and less than 2% of the following: paprika, dextrose, spices, sodium erythorbate, garlic, lactic acid starter culture, sodium nitrite

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Sodium Nitrate
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Calories
304
Protein
21g
Festive

Festive Turkey Breakfast Sausage, with mechanically separated turkey added, 85% lean 15% fat

Ingredients: TURKEY, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY, SEASONING (SALT, SPICES, SUGAR), CONTAINS 2% OR LESS ROSEMARY ÈXTRÀCT, CARAMELIZED APPLE JUICE CONCENTRATE (APPLE JUICE, WATER).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
156
Protein
16g
Kirkwood, Aldi

Turkey Andouille

Ingredients: POULTRY INGREDIENTS TURKEY, MECHANICALLY SEPARATED TURKEY), WATER, WITH 2% OR LESS OF THE FOLLOWING: SALT, SUGAR, MODIFIED FOOD STARCH, OAT FIBER, NATURAL SPICES INCLUDING PAPRIKA, ROASTED GARLIC, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SODIUM ERYTHORBAT SODIUM NITRITE, COLLAGEN CASING.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Frequently Asked Questions

Are products in the Prepared Meats category always vegan?+
Not necessarily. We analyzed over 739 products in the Prepared 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 Prepared Meats?+
We rank Prepared 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 Prepared 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.
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