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No Matter How You Slice It.


Best Bites contain no more than three grams of total fat and 480 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.  in a two-ounce serving. The number of slices that weigh closest to two ounces is in parentheses See parenthesis.

parentheses - See left parenthesis, right parenthesis.
 following each product's name. Within each category, the meats are ranked from best to worst--from least to most total fat, then sodium, sat fat, and calories.
Sliced Luncheon Meat

(No. of slices in 2 oz.)

                                                        Satu-
                                              Total     rated
                                     Calo-     Fat       Fat     Sodium
                                     ries    (grams)   (grams)    (mg)

Turkey & Chicken

([check][check])Empire Kosher
                  Turkey Breast
                  (3)                   50         0         0      260

([check][check])Butterball Fat
                  Free Honey
                  Roasted &
                  Smoked, Oven
                  Roasted, and
                  Smoked Turkey
                  Breast (6)(1)         50         0         0      470

([check][check])Butterball Fat
                  Free Oven
                  Roasted Chicken
                  Breast (5)            50         0         0      480

([check][check])Oscar Mayer Fat
                  Free Oven
                  Roasted Chicken
                  Breast (4)            50         0         0      480

                Thorn Apple Valley
                  Turkey Breast
                  (2)                   50         0         0      560

                Louis Rich Fat
                  Free Turkey
                  Breast (2)(2)         50         0         0      640

([check][check])Hebrew National
                  Oven Roasted
                  Turkey Breast
                  (5)                   50         1         0      430

([check][check])Louis Rich Carving
                  Board Grilled
                  Chicken Breast
                  (2)                   50         1         0      480

([check][check])Healthy Choice
                  Chicken Breast
                  (2-6)(2)              60         1         1      480

                Danola Black
                  Forest Smoked
                  Turkey Breast
                  (3)                   80         1         0      570

                Hillshire Farm
                  Deli Select
                  Turkey Breast
                  (6)(2)                60         1         0      590

                Louis Rich Carving
                  Board Turkey
                  Breast (2-3)(2)       50         1         0      620

                Oscar Mayer Turkey
                  (2-4)(2)              70         1         0      660

                DAK Lookin' Lean
                  Turkey Breast
                  (2)                   50         1         0      680

([check][check])Healthy Choice
                  Turkey Breast
                  (2-6)(2)              60         2         1      470

([check][check])Jennie-O Extra
                  Lean Smoked
                  White Turkey (2)      70         3         0      480

([check][check])Carl Buddig
                  Premium Lean
                  Slices Turkey
                  (6)(2)                60         3         1      480

                Butterball Lean
                  Oven Roasted
                  White Turkey (2)      90         6         2      580

                Carl Buddig Turkey
                  (10)(2)               90         6         2      630

                Land O' Frost
                  Chicken (8)(2)       100         6         2      740

                Land O' Frost
                  Turkey (8)(2)         90         6         2      790

Ham, Corned Beef, Pastrami, etc.

                Oscar Mayer Fat
                  Free Ham (3)          40         0         0      550

                Hillshire Farm
                  Deli Select
                  Corned Beef,
                  Oven Roasted
                  Cured Beef,
                  Pastrami, Roast
                  Beef, and Smoked
                  Beef (6)(1)           60         1         0      620

([check][check])Healthy Choice Ham
                  (2-6)(2)              60         2         1      450

([check][check])Healthy Choice
                  Roast Beef and
                  Pastrami (2-6)
                  (1)                   60         2         1      450

                Thorn Apple Valley
                  Cooked Ham (2)        60         2         0      560

                Bryan Classic Deli
                  Honey or Smoked
                  Ham (6)(1)            60         2         1      610

                Hillshire Farm
                  Deli Select Ham
                  (6)(2)                60         2         1      630

                DAK Lookin' Lean
                  Premium Ham (2)       60         2         0      760

                Oscar Mayer Ham
                  (2-4)(2)              70         2         1      760

                Louis Rich Carving
                  Board Ham (5)(2)      60         2         0      800

                Bar-S Extra Lean
                  Cooked Ham (2)        80         2         0      840

([check][check])Empire Kosher
                  Turkey Pastrami
                  (3)                   50         3         1      360

([check][check])Danola Black
                  Forest Smoked
                  Ham (3)               90         3         2      480

                Carl Buddig
                  Premium Lean
                  Slices Ham
                  (6)(2)                70         3         1      600

                Louis Rich Turkey
                  Ham and Smoked
                  Chopped Turkey
                  Ham (2)(1)            80         4         1      700

                Carl Buddig Ham
                  (10)(2)               90         5         2      650

                Butterball Lean
                  Turkey Ham (2)        90         6         2      700

                Oscar Mayer Ham &
                  Cheese Loaf (2)      120         9         5      700

                Bar-S Traditional
                  Chopped Ham (2)      160        12         6      820

Bologna & Salami

                Oscar Mayer Fat
                  Free Bologna (2)      40         0         0      500

([check][check])Jennie-O Extra
                  Lean Turkey
                  Bologna (2)           70         2         0      460

                Jennie-O Extra
                  Lean Cooked
                  Turkey Salami
                  (2)                   70         3         0      640

                Hebrew National
                  Lean Beef
                  Bologna (4)           90         5         3      440

                Hebrew National
                  Lean Beef Salami
                  (4)                   90         5         3      480

                Louis Rich Turkey
                  Cotto Salami (2)      80         5         2      560

                Louis Rich Lower
                  Fat Turkey
                  Bologna (2)          100         8         2      540

                Oscar Mayer Light
                  Bologna (2)          120         8         2      600

                Oscar Mayer Light
                  Beef Bologna (2)     120         8         3      620

                Oscar Mayer Beef
                  Cotto Salami (2)     120         9         4      720

                Oscar Mayer Cotto
                  Salami (2)           140        12         4      560

                Hebrew National
                  Beef Salami (3)      150        13         6      420

                Bar-S Chicken
                  Bologna (2)          180        14         4      740

                Oscar Mayer
                  Bologna (2)          180        16         6      600

                Oscar Mayer Beef
                  Bologna (2)          180        16         7      620

                Oscar Mayer Hard
                  Salami (6)           200        16         6    1,020

Vegetarian

([check][check])Lightlife Smart
                  Deli Bologna,
                  Ham, Pastrami,
                  and Turkey
                  (4)(1)                60         0         0      400

([check][check])Yves Veggie
                  Cuisine Deli
                  Slices, Bologna,
                  Ham, Salami, and
                  Turkey (4)(1)         80         0         0      450

([check][check])Tofurky Deli
                  Slices (4)(2)        160         2         0      400

([check][check]) Best Bite.

(1) Average of the varieties listed.

(2) Average of all varieties and/or cuts.

Daily Values (DVs--limits per day for 2,000 calories):
Total Fat--65 grams. Saturated Fat--20 grams. Sodium--2,400
milligrams.

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Source: Manufacturers.
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Title Annotation:luncheon meat nutrition statistics
Publication:Nutrition Action Healthletter
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Geographic Code:1USA
Date:Nov 1, 2001
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