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Prepared Meats Roundup

We analyzed 740 products to help you choose the healthiest & safest options.

Detailed Reviews (Page 9)

Calories
143
Protein
18g
Hillshire Farm

Honey Roasted Ham

Ingredients: Ham, water, honey, sugar, contains 2% or less: salt, dried vinegar, carrageenan, cultured celery juice powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
325
Sugar
3g
Unknown

Franks

Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, water, pork, corn syrup, modified food starch, contains 2% or less of salt, flavoring, dextrose, potassium lactate, sodium lactate, beef, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium diacetate, sodium nitrite, extract of paprika.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
467
Protein
27g
Applegate Naturals

Pork & Beef Uncured Pepperoni

Ingredients: PORK, BEEF, SEA SALT, TURBINADO SUGAR, WATER, SPICES, CULTURED CELERY POWDER, GRANULATED GARLIC, CHERRY POWDER, LACTIC ACID STARTER CULTURE (NOT FROM MILK), ROSEMARY EXTRACT, OLEORESIN OF PAPRIKA, LIME JUICE CONCENTRATE.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
191
Protein
32g
Great Value

Roast Beef

Ingredients: beef containing up to 15% of a solution of: beef broth, less than 2% of: salt, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, potassium acetate, flavorings, granulated garlic, caramel color,

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
258
Protein
18g
Unknown

Fresh Chorizo Sausage

Ingredients: Pork, spices, sea salt, garlic powder, natural flavorings, oleoresin of oregano, paprika.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
298
Protein
18g
Unknown

Italian sausage sweet

Ingredients: Pork, water, corn syrup and less than 2% of the following: pork broth with natural flavorings, salt, dextrose, spices, natural flavoring, bha, propyl gallate, citric acid, extractives of paprika.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
107
Protein
21g
Oscar Mayer

Rotisserie Seasoned Chicken Breast

Ingredients: Chicken breast, water, cultured corn sugar, contains less than 2% of salt, vinegar, rotisserie chicken flavor (yeast extract, flavor, salt, chicken broth, celery seed), sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, caramel color.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
368
Protein
26g
Farmer John

Thick Cut Bacon

Ingredients: Water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, dehydrated pork broth, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite, flavorings, dextrose.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
244
Protein
11g
Oscar Mayer

Classic Uncured Wieners

Ingredients: Mechanically separated turkey, mechanically separated chicken, pork, water, cultured dextrose*, contains less than 2% of dextrose, salt, corn syrup, distilled white vinegar*, cultured celery juice*, sodium phosphate, cherry powder, flavor.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
286
Protein
16g
Carando

Italian style meatballs

Ingredients: DEXTROSE, FLAVORINGS, PAPRIKA, CORN SYRUP, LACTATE, BHA, PROPYL GALLATE, CITRIC ACID, PROCESS MOZZARELLA CHEESE (LOW-MOISTURE PART-SKIM MOZZARELLA CHEESE [PART-SKIM MILK, CULTURES, SALT, ENZYMES], WATER, CREAM, SODIUM PHOSPHATES, SALT, LACTIC ACID, SORBIC ACID, POWDERED CELLULOSE, NATAMYCIN), SALT, PARSLEY

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
467
Protein
27g
Unknown

Hardwood Smoked Bacon

Ingredients: Sugar, natural and artificial maple flavor (propylene glycol, natural and artificial flavor, water, maple syrup), natural and artificial flavor, brown sugar, honey.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
357
Protein
21g
Niman Ranch

Uncured pepperoni

Ingredients: Pork, sea salt, less than 2% of: liquid pepperoni seasoning (natural spice extractives, extractives of paprika, natural hickory smoke flavor), turbinado sugar, natural flavoring, starter culture. GLUTEN FREE. of @nimanranch ON 23

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
360
Protein
14g
HILLSHIRE FARM

CHEDDAR LIT'L SMOKIES®

Ingredients: Meat ingredients (pork, beef), mechanically separated turkey, water, pasteurized process cheddar cheese (cheddar cheese [milk, cheese culture, salt, enzymes], water, cream, sodium phosphate, salt, sorbic acid [preservative], apo-carotenal [color]), corn syrup, contains 2% or less of: salt, potassium lactate, natural flavors, dextrose, sodium phosphate, monosodium glutamate, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
131
Protein
27g
Unknown

Southwestern Seasoned Grilled Chicken Breast Strips

Ingredients: Chicken breast meat, water, contains less than 2% of: chicken flavor (chicken broth, salt, potato starch, yeast extract, natural flavor), potassium lactate, salt, potassium chloride, dextrose, flavor, sodium phosphates, sodium lactate, sodium diacetate, lemon juice solids, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite, natural and artificial flavor, southwestern seasoning (spices, salt, dried garlic), soy lecithin, caramel color.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
474
Protein
32g
Oscar mayer

Bacon naturally hardwood smoked

Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphates, sodium ascorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
393
Protein
14g
Unknown

Medium

Ingredients: Pork (including ham, loin, and tenderloin), water, salt, seasoning (spices), sugar, and monosodium glutamate.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
556
Protein
33g
Jimmy Dean

Applewood Smoked Premium Bacon

Ingredients: Cured with water, salt, sugar, sodium phosphate, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
179
Protein
29g
COLUMBUS CRAFT MEATS

PROSCIUTTO

Ingredients: Pork, salt.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
89
Protein
16g
Heinz

Smoked turkey breast

Ingredients: Turkey breast, water, modified food starch, contains less than 2% of vinegar, salt, cultured dextrose*, sugar, sodium phosphates, carrageenan, potassium chloride.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
294
Protein
16g
Kiolbassa

Beef Hickory Smoked Sausage

Ingredients: Beef, water, salt, potassium lactate, flavoring, sugar, garlic, sodium diacetate, and sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
107
Protein
21g
Unknown

Turkey Breast

Ingredients: Turkey breast, water, less than 2% of vinegar, salt, sodium phosphate, sugar.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
121
Protein
14g
Unknown

Deli Shaved Ham

Ingredients: Water, dextrose, modified corn starch, 2% or less of the following: salt, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, sodium phosphates, potassium chloride, flavorings, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
250
Protein
14g
Unknown

Chicken franks

Ingredients: Mechanically separated chicken, water, pork, modified corn starch, contains 2% or less of the following: salt, flavorings, sodium phosphates, potassium acetate, potassium diacetate, extractives of paprika, hydrolyzed corn protein, smoke flavor, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
161
Protein
16g
Unknown

Oven Roasted Cured Turkey Breast & White Turkey

Ingredients: Turkey breast, white turkey, water, less than 2% of: salt, dextrose, modified food starch, potassium lactate, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, natural flavoring, sodium nitrite, honey.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
239
Protein
13g
Unknown

Beef Skinless Frankfurters

Ingredients: Beef, water, corn syrup, salt, spices, sodium citrate, dextrose, paprika, sodium diacetate, sodium erythorbate, spice extractives, garlic powder, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
344
Protein
13g
Unknown

Beef bologna

Ingredients: Beef, water, salt, dextrose, 2% or less of the following: modified corn starch, potassium lactate, potassium acetate, sodium diacetate, corn syrup, flavorings, hydrolyzed beef stock, sodium phosphates, sodium erythorbate, sodium nitrite.

The Good

  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
220
Protein
14g
Applegate,Applegate Organics

The great organic uncured beef hot dog, uncured beef

Ingredients: Organic grass-fed beef**, water. contains less than 2% of the following: sea salt, organic spices, organic dehydrated garlic, organic dehydrated onion, organic paprika, celery powder.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free

The Bad

  • Ultra Processed
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Calories
353
Protein
21g
Fiorucci

Hard Salami & Pepper Jack

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
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Calories
228
Protein
12g
Oscar Mayer

Classic bun length turkey franks

Ingredients: Mechanically separated turkey, water, cultured dextrose*, contains less than 2% of the following: corn syrup, tapioca starch, salt, dextrose, distilled white vinegar*, cultured celery juice*, cherry powder, flavor.

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Low Sugar

The Bad

  • Contains Corn Syrup
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Calories
172
Protein
17g
Unknown

Italian Turkey Sausage

Ingredients: Turkey, seasoning (potato extract, salt, spices, calcium lactate, sugar, paprika, extractives of paprika), water. (calcium alginate casing).

The Good

  • Excellent Health Score
  • Sugar Free
  • Clean Ingredients

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 740 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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