Makin' bacon.Best Bites for bacon bacon, flesh of hogs—especially from the sides, belly, or back—that has been preserved by being salted or pickled and then dried with or without wood smoke. : no more than 1 gram of saturated fat saturated fat, any solid fat that is an ester of glycerol and a saturated fatty acid. The molecules of a saturated fat have only single bonds between carbon atoms; if double bonds are present in the fatty acid portion of the molecule, the fat is said to be and 200 milligrams of sodium sodium, a metallic chemical element; symbol Na [Lat. natrium]; at. no. 11; at. wt. 22.98977; m.p. 97.81°C;; b.p. 892.9°C;; sp. gr. 0.971 at 20°C;; valence +1. Sodium is a soft, silver-white metal. per ounce ounce, in zoology ounce, in zoology: see leopard. ounce, unit of measurement ounce: see English units of measurement. . Best Bites for Canadian bacon Canadian bacon n. Cured rolled bacon from the loin of a pig. Noun 1. Canadian bacon - from a boned strip of cured loin pork loin - meat from a loin of pork , hot dogs, and breakfast sausage A breakfast sausage (or country sausage) is a type of fresh pork sausage usually served at breakfast. It is not cured or smoked. It is essentially highly seasoned ground meat, so it does not keep and should be stored and handled appropriately. : no more than 2 grams of sat fat and 300 mg of sodium in 2 ounces or 1 hot dog. Best Bites for sausage sausage, food consisting of finely chopped meat mixed with seasonings and, often, other ingredients, all encased in a thin membrane. Although sausages were made by the ancient Greeks and Romans, they were usually plain and unspiced; in the Middle Ages people began to : no more than 3 grams of sat fat and 400 mg of sodium in 1 link. (In each case, the sodium limit for Honorable Mentions is 100 mg higher than the limit for Best Bites.) Within each category, products are ranked from least to most saturated fat, then sodium, then calories.
Total
Bacon (number of strips in 1 oz., Fat
unless noted) Calories (grams)
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured-Turkey or 20 1
[check] Turkey Peppered (1 strip-0.7 oz.)
[check] Applegate Farms Turkey-Uncured or
Organic Uncured (1) 30 1
[check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Extra Lean
Turkey (2) 40 1
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Bacon
Strips (2) (V) 50 2
Morningstar Farms Bacon
Strips (4) (V) 120 9
Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey (2) 70 6
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Turkey (2) 70 5
Gwaltney (40% less fat) Center
Cut (5) 130 8
Smithfield (25% lower sodium) (4) 140 12
Smithfield Center Cut 40% Lower
Fat (5) 150 9
Oscar Mayer (30% lower fat) Center
Cut (4 strips-0.8 oz.) 100 8
Pork bacon, regular, most
brands (4) 160 12
Gwaltney Virginia Cured (25% less
sodium) (5) 150 13
Oscar Mayer Lower Sodium
(30% less) (4) 140 12
Armour 35% Less Sodium Premium (4) 160 14
Hormel Lower Sodium (30% less) (4) 160 14
Farmland Lower Sodium (25%
lower) (4) 160 14
Canadian Bacon (number of
slices-weight)
[check] Celebrity Healthy
(3 slices-1.8 oz.) 60 1
Oscar Mayer Ready to Serve
(3 slices-2 oz.) 60 2
Hot Dogs (weight, in ounces, of 1
hot dog)
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Tofu
[check] Dogs (1.3) (v) 50 1
[check] Lightlife Smart Dogs (1.5) (v) 50 0
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Hot'n'Spicy
Chili VeggieDogs (1.8) (v) 70 1
Ball Park Fat Free or Fat Free
Beef Franks (1.8) (1) 40 0
Ball Park Bun Size Smoked White
Turkey Franks (1.8) 50 0
Oscar Mayer Fat Free Wieners (1.8) 90 0
Hormel Fat Free Franks (1.8) 50 0
[check] Applegate Farms Organic Uncured
[check] Turkey Hot Dogs (1.5) 50 3
[check] Lightlife Original Tofu Pups
[check] (1.5) (v) 60 3
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken or Pork
Hot Dogs, uncured (1.5) (2) 60 4
[check] Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Beef
Franks (1.7) 50 2
Healthy Choice Low Fat
Franks (1.8) 70 3
[check] Shelton's Chicken or Turkey
[check] Uncured Franks (1.2) (1) 70 6
[check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
[check] Franks (1.2) 70 5
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Turkey
Franks (1.6) 110 6
Oscar Mayer Light Wieners (1.6) 90 7
Ball Park Lite or Lite Beef
Franks (1.8) (1) 100 7
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Turkey
Franks (1.6) 100 8
Oscar Mayer Turkey Franks (1.6) 100 8
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Bun-Length
Turkey Franks (2.0) 120 10
Bar S Chicken or Turkey Jumbo
Franks (2.0) 140 11
Butterball Bun Size Franks (2.0) 130 9
Gwaltney Chicken or Turkey Great
Dogs (2.0) 130 9
Hebrew National Reduced Fat Beef
Franks (1.7) 130 12
Beef frankfurter regular, most
brands (2.0) 190 17
Breakfast Sausage (number of links
or patties closest to 2 oz.)
[check] Gardenburger Meatless
[check] (1 patty-1.5 oz.) (v) 50 4
[check] Boca Meatless Patties
[check] (1 patty 1.3 oz.) (v) 60 2
[check] Wellshire Farms Morning Maple
[check] Turkey Links (1 link-2 oz.) 70 4
[check] Boca Meatless Patties with Organic
Soy (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 70 2
[check] Lightlife Gimme Lean
(1/2 pkg.-2 oz.) (v) 50 0
[check] Boca Meatless Links
(1 link-1.6 oz.) (v) 70 3
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Patties 80 2
(2 patties-2 oz.) (v)
[check] Al Fresco Traditional Country
Chicken (2 links-2 oz.) 100 4
[check] Boca Meatless Links with Organic
Soy (1 link-1.6 oz. (v) 90 3
Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Links 70 2
(2 links-1.8 oz.) (v)
[check] Morningstar Farms Patties
[check] (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 80 3
[check] Al Fresco Apple Maple or Mango
[check] Honey Chicken(2 links-2 oz.) 70 4
[check] Worthington Presage Patties
[check] (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 80 3
[check] Morningstar Farms Links
(2 links-1.6 oz.) (v) 80 3
[check] Worthington Presage Links
(2 links-1.6 oz.) (v) 80 3
[check] Applegate Farms Chicken and Apple
(2 links-2 oz.) 110 5
Morningstar Farms Recipe Crumbles
(2/3 cup-2 oz.) (v) 90 3
Lightlife Smart Links
(2 links-2 oz.) (v) 100 4
[check] Bob Evans Express Lite Links
[check] (2 links-1.6 oz.) 80 5
Shady Brook Farms Turkey
(2 links-2.3 oz.) 80 4
Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast!
Turkey Patties
(2 patties-2.4 oz.) 130 8
Armour Brown 'N Serve Turkey or
Lite Original Links
(3 links-2.1 oz.) (1) 120 8
Jimmy Dean 50% Less Fat Original
Pork (1/6 pkg.-2 oz.) 140 10
Pork links, regular, most brands
(2 links-2 oz.) 180 16
Sausage (weight, in ounces,
of 1 link)
Wellshire Farms Turkey, uncured-
Mild Italian Style or Roasted
Garlic & Parsley (2) 70 4
Boca Meatless (25) (V,2) 130 6
Butterball Turkey-Fat Free Smoked
(1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) 90 0
[check] Bilinski's All Natural Chicken,
[check] except Apple Chardonnay
(2.4) (2) 90 4
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Roasted
[check] Garlic (2.4) 90 4
[check] Applegate Farms Organic-Turkey
Andouille (3) 130 4
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Sun Dried 90 5
Tomato (2.4)
[check] Hans' All Natural Organic
Chicken-Apple or Sweet Italian
(2.3) (1) 120 6
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Spicy
Jalapeno (2.4) 90 5
[check] Bilinski's Organic Chicken, except 100 3
Sweet Italian (3) (2)
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Roasted
Red Pepper and Garlic (3) 140 6
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Sweet Italian
[check] Style (2.4) 90 5
[check] Gerhard's Chicken or Smoked
[check] Chicken (3) (2) 110 7
[check] Hans' All Natural Organic Chicken,
[check] except Apple, Sweet Italian, and
Spicy Italian (2.3) (1) 110 6
[check] Bilinski's All Natural Chicken-
Apple Chardonnay (2.4) 80 7
[check] Wellshire Farms Turkey, uncured-
Andouille or Kielbasa (3) 90 5
[check] Al Fresco Chicken, except Spicy
Jalapeno (3) (2) 110 6
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-
Bratwurst (3) 140 7
[check] Gerhard's Smoked Turkey & Duck (3) 100 5
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Fresh
Apple (3) 140 7
[check] Applegate Farms Organic Chicken &
Turkey-except Skinless Sundried
Tomato and Basil (3) (2) 150 8
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Tequila,
Black Beans and Lime (3) 140 7
Applegate Farms Organic Chicken &
Turkey-Skinless Sundried Tomato
and Basil (3) 140 7
Shady Brook Farms Turkey (3) (2) 140 9
Healthy Choice-Polska Kielbasa or
Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 120 4
Louis Rich Turkey-Polska Kielbasa
or Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 140 8
[check] Smart Chicken All Natural or
Organic Chicken (2) (2) 90 6
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Fresh
Spinach & Feta Cheese (3) 130 7
Hillshire Farm Turkey Polska 140 8
Kielbasa (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.)
Butterball Turkey-Polska Kielbasa
or Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) 150 9
Aidells Chicken-Chicken &
Apple (3.2) 180 14
Emeril's Gourmet Smoked Chicken-
Chicken & Apple (3.2) 190 12
Aidells Chicken & Turkey-Sun-Dried
Tomato (3.2) 190 13
Hillshire Farm Lite-Polska
Kielbasa or Smoked
(1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 170 12
Italian pork sausage, regular,
most brands (3) 290 23
Emeril's Gourmet Smoked Chicken &
Pork-Sun-Dried Tomato (3.2) 270 22
Saturated
Bacon (number of strips in 1 oz., Fat Sodium
unless noted) (grams) (milligrams)
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured-Turkey or 0 180
[check] Turkey Peppered (1 strip-0.7 oz.)
[check] Applegate Farms Turkey-Uncured or
Organic Uncured (1) 0 210
[check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Extra Lean
Turkey (2) 0 280
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Bacon
Strips (2) (V) 0 300
Morningstar Farms Bacon
Strips (4) (V) 1 440
Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey (2) 2 340
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Turkey (2) 2 360
Gwaltney (40% less fat) Center
Cut (5) 3 730
Smithfield (25% lower sodium) (4) 4 380
Smithfield Center Cut 40% Lower
Fat (5) 4 500
Oscar Mayer (30% lower fat) Center
Cut (4 strips-0.8 oz.) 4 540
Pork bacon, regular, most
brands (4) 4 760
Gwaltney Virginia Cured (25% less
sodium) (5) 5 300
Oscar Mayer Lower Sodium
(30% less) (4) 5 340
Armour 35% Less Sodium Premium (4) 5 440
Hormel Lower Sodium (30% less) (4) 5 460
Farmland Lower Sodium (25%
lower) (4) 6 380
Canadian Bacon (number of
slices-weight)
[check] Celebrity Healthy
(3 slices-1.8 oz.) 1 350
Oscar Mayer Ready to Serve
(3 slices-2 oz.) 1 640
Hot Dogs (weight, in ounces, of 1
hot dog)
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Tofu
[check] Dogs (1.3) (v) 0 240
[check] Lightlife Smart Dogs (1.5) (v) 0 320
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Hot'n'Spicy
Chili VeggieDogs (1.8) (v) 0 400
Ball Park Fat Free or Fat Free
Beef Franks (1.8) (1) 0 420
Ball Park Bun Size Smoked White
Turkey Franks (1.8) 0 420
Oscar Mayer Fat Free Wieners (1.8) 0 490
Hormel Fat Free Franks (1.8) 0 580
[check] Applegate Farms Organic Uncured
[check] Turkey Hot Dogs (1.5) 1 240
[check] Lightlife Original Tofu Pups
[check] (1.5) (v) 1 300
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken or Pork
Hot Dogs, uncured (1.5) (2) 1 340
[check] Hebrew National 97% Fat Free Beef
Franks (1.7) 1 370
Healthy Choice Low Fat
Franks (1.8) 1 440
[check] Shelton's Chicken or Turkey
[check] Uncured Franks (1.2) (1) 2 260
[check] Jennie-O Turkey Store Turkey
[check] Franks (1.2) 2 300
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Turkey
Franks (1.6) 2 330
Oscar Mayer Light Wieners (1.6) 2 460
Ball Park Lite or Lite Beef
Franks (1.8) (1) 3 460
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Turkey
Franks (1.6) 3 510
Oscar Mayer Turkey Franks (1.6) 3 510
Oscar Mayer Louis Rich Bun-Length
Turkey Franks (2.0) 3 640
Bar S Chicken or Turkey Jumbo
Franks (2.0) 3 650
Butterball Bun Size Franks (2.0) 3 690
Gwaltney Chicken or Turkey Great
Dogs (2.0) 3 750
Hebrew National Reduced Fat Beef
Franks (1.7) 5 310
Beef frankfurter regular, most
brands (2.0) 7 650
Breakfast Sausage (number of links
or patties closest to 2 oz.)
[check] Gardenburger Meatless
[check] (1 patty-1.5 oz.) (v) 0 120
[check] Boca Meatless Patties
[check] (1 patty 1.3 oz.) (v) 0 280
[check] Wellshire Farms Morning Maple
[check] Turkey Links (1 link-2 oz.) 0 280
[check] Boca Meatless Patties with Organic
Soy (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 0 310
[check] Lightlife Gimme Lean
(1/2 pkg.-2 oz.) (v) 0 330
[check] Boca Meatless Links
(1 link-1.6 oz.) (v) 0 330
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Patties 0 350
(2 patties-2 oz.) (v)
[check] Al Fresco Traditional Country
Chicken (2 links-2 oz.) 0 360
[check] Boca Meatless Links with Organic
Soy (1 link-1.6 oz. (v) 0 370
Yves Veggie Cuisine Veggie Links 0 440
(2 links-1.8 oz.) (v)
[check] Morningstar Farms Patties
[check] (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 1 270
[check] Al Fresco Apple Maple or Mango
[check] Honey Chicken(2 links-2 oz.) 1 280
[check] Worthington Presage Patties
[check] (1 patty-1.3 oz.) (v) 1 300
[check] Morningstar Farms Links
(2 links-1.6 oz.) (v) 1 320
[check] Worthington Presage Links
(2 links-1.6 oz.) (v) 1 320
[check] Applegate Farms Chicken and Apple
(2 links-2 oz.) 1 320
Morningstar Farms Recipe Crumbles
(2/3 cup-2 oz.) (v) 1 440
Lightlife Smart Links
(2 links-2 oz.) (v) 1 580
[check] Bob Evans Express Lite Links
[check] (2 links-1.6 oz.) 2 240
Shady Brook Farms Turkey
(2 links-2.3 oz.) 2 480
Jimmy Dean Fresh Taste Fast!
Turkey Patties
(2 patties-2.4 oz.) 3 220
Armour Brown 'N Serve Turkey or
Lite Original Links
(3 links-2.1 oz.) (1) 3 390
Jimmy Dean 50% Less Fat Original
Pork (1/6 pkg.-2 oz.) 4 360
Pork links, regular, most brands
(2 links-2 oz.) 5 410
Sausage (weight, in ounces,
of 1 link)
Wellshire Farms Turkey, uncured-
Mild Italian Style or Roasted
Garlic & Parsley (2) 0 280
Boca Meatless (25) (V,2) 0 700
Butterball Turkey-Fat Free Smoked
(1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) 0 1,020
[check] Bilinski's All Natural Chicken,
[check] except Apple Chardonnay
(2.4) (2) 1 340
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Roasted
[check] Garlic (2.4) 1 340
[check] Applegate Farms Organic-Turkey
Andouille (3) 1 370
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Sun Dried 1 380
Tomato (2.4)
[check] Hans' All Natural Organic
Chicken-Apple or Sweet Italian
(2.3) (1) 1 420
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Spicy
Jalapeno (2.4) 1 440
[check] Bilinski's Organic Chicken, except 1 450
Sweet Italian (3) (2)
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Roasted
Red Pepper and Garlic (3) 1 470
[check] Trader Joe's Chicken-Sweet Italian
[check] Style (2.4) 2 350
[check] Gerhard's Chicken or Smoked
[check] Chicken (3) (2) 2 360
[check] Hans' All Natural Organic Chicken,
[check] except Apple, Sweet Italian, and
Spicy Italian (2.3) (1) 2 380
[check] Bilinski's All Natural Chicken-
Apple Chardonnay (2.4) 2 420
[check] Wellshire Farms Turkey, uncured-
Andouille or Kielbasa (3) 2 420
[check] Al Fresco Chicken, except Spicy
Jalapeno (3) (2) 2 440
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-
Bratwurst (3) 2 460
[check] Gerhard's Smoked Turkey & Duck (3) 2 490
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Fresh
Apple (3) 2 490
[check] Applegate Farms Organic Chicken &
Turkey-except Skinless Sundried
Tomato and Basil (3) (2) 2 490
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Tequila,
Black Beans and Lime (3) 2 500
Applegate Farms Organic Chicken &
Turkey-Skinless Sundried Tomato
and Basil (3) 2 620
Shady Brook Farms Turkey (3) (2) 2 680
Healthy Choice-Polska Kielbasa or
Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 2 720
Louis Rich Turkey-Polska Kielbasa
or Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 2 770
[check] Smart Chicken All Natural or
Organic Chicken (2) (2) 3 480
[check] Hans' All Natural Chicken-Fresh
Spinach & Feta Cheese (3) 3 490
Hillshire Farm Turkey Polska 3 780
Kielbasa (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.)
Butterball Turkey-Polska Kielbasa
or Smoked (1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) 3 920
Aidells Chicken-Chicken &
Apple (3.2) 4 670
Emeril's Gourmet Smoked Chicken-
Chicken & Apple (3.2) 4 950
Aidells Chicken & Turkey-Sun-Dried
Tomato (3.2) 5 660
Hillshire Farm Lite-Polska
Kielbasa or Smoked
(1/5 pkg.-3 oz.) (1) 5 800
Italian pork sausage, regular,
most brands (3) 8 840
Emeril's Gourmet Smoked Chicken &
Pork-Sun-Dried Tomato (3.2) 8 1,030
[check][check] Best Bite.
[check] Honorable Mention.
(1) Average of the varieties listed.
(2) Average of all varieties.
(v) Vegetarian.
* CSPI estimate.
Daily Limits (for a 2,000-calorie diet): Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 1,500 milligrams.
Sources: manufacturers and U.S. Department of Agriculture.
The use of information from this article for commercial purposes is
strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.
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