The kindest cuts.Best Bites have no more than two grams 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 300 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. Honorable Mentions can have up to 480 mg of sodium. With the exception of a few regular hams, turkeys, etc., and Italian lunch meats like prosciutto pro·sciut·to n. pl. pro·sciut·ti or pro·sciut·tos An aged, dry-cured, spiced Italian ham that is usually sliced thin and served without cooking. , we limited the chart to products with no more than 480 milligrams of sodium and two grams of sat fat. Within each category, meats are ranked from least to most saturated fat, then sodium, then calories. We only looked at packaged lunch meats, not those sold at the deli counter.
Lunch Meat
(number of slices in 2 oz.)
Chicken & Turkey Calo- Total
ries Fat
(grams)
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Oven Roasted
Chicken Breast, uncured (2) 60 1
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Oven Roasted
Turkey Breast, uncured (2) 60 1
[check][check] Empire Kosher Oven Prepared
Turkey Breast (3) 50 0
[check] Applegate Farms Turkey (2) (1) 50 0
[check] Sara Lee Cracked Pepper Breast
of Turkey (2) 50 1
[check] Sara Lee Oven Roasted Breast
of Chicken (2) 50 1
[check] Sara Lee Honey Roasted Breast
of Turkey (2) 50 1
[check] Empire Kosher Smoked Turkey
Breast (3) 40 0
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Oven Roasted Turkey
Breast (5) 50 1
[check] Sara Lee Hardwood Smoked
Breast of Turkey (2) 50 1
[check] Dietz & Watson Black Forest
Turkey Breast (2) 60 1
[check] Dietz & Watson Gold'n Brown
Turkey Breast (2) 60 1
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Roasted Turkey Breast (5) 50 1
[check] Sara Lee Oven Roasted Breast
of Turkey (2) 50 1
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select
Ultra Thin Honey Roasted &
Smoked or Honey Roasted
Turkey Breast (8-10) (2) 60 1
Oscar Mayer Oven Roasted
Turkey Breast (3) 60 1
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Smoked Turkey Breast (5) 60 1
[check] Butterball Premium Carved
Turkey (2) (1) 60 2
[check] Butterball Premium Carved
Oven Roasted Chicken
Breast (2) 60 2
[check] Healthy Choice Turkey (2-7) (1) 60 2
[check] Healthy Choice Chicken (2-4) (1) 60 2
[check] Butterball Hearty Thick Sliced
Oven Roasted Chicken
Breast (2) 70 2
Oscar Mayer Oven Roasted
Chicken Breast (3) 70 2
Ham
[check] Celebrity Healthy Ham (2) (1) 50 0
[check] Sara Lee Honey Ham (2) 50 1
[check] Citterio Fresco Roasted Ham (2) 70 2
[check] Dietz & Watson Gourmet Lite
Virginia Brand Ham (2) 70 1
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Ham (2) (1) 150 1
[check] Madrange 60% Less Sodium
Traditional Ham (2) 50 1
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select Ultra
Thin Smoked Ham (8-10) 60 2
[check] Dietz & Watson Black Forest Deep
Smoked Ham (2) 70 2
[check] Healthy Choice Ham (2-7) (1) 60 2
[check] Sara Lee Virginia Brand Baked 50 2
Ham (2)
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Ham (2) 60 2
Oscar Mayer Smoked Ham (3) 60 2
[check] Citterio Fresco Rosmarino Oven
Roasted Rosemary Ham (2) 90 3
Roast Beef, Corned Beef, & Pastrami
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Roast Beef,
uncured (2) 110 3
[check][check] Applegate Farms Roast Beef,
uncured (2) (1) 110 3
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Corned
Beef (2) 50 2
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Pastrami (2) 50 2
[check][check] Sara Lee Roast Beef (2) 60 3
[check][check] Russer Roast Beef (2) 80 3
[check] Healthy Choice Quick To Go Deli
Roast Beef (2) 50 1
[check] Empire Kosher Turkey
Pastrami (3) 50 3
[check] Sara Lee Beef Pastrami (2) 60 3
[check] Dietz & Watson USDA Choice
Roast Beef (4) 70 2
[check] Healthy Choice Pastrami (4) 60 2
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select Ultra
Thin RoastBeef (8-10) 60 3
[check] Tyson Corned Beef (2) 60 2
Sara Lee Corned Beef (2) 50 2
Hillshire Farm Deli Select Thin
Sliced Pastrami (7) 60 1
Bologna & Salami
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Turkey
Bologna (2) 70 2
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Turkey
Salami (2) 70 2
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Beef
Bologna (2) 90 6
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Salami (2) (1) 90 6
[check] Empire Kosher Chicken or Turkey
Bologna (2) (2) 80 6
[check] Hebrew National Lean Beef
Salami (4) 80 4
Oscar Mayer Cotto Salami (2) 140 12
Oscar Mayer Bologna (2) 180 16
Prosciutto, Capicola, etc.
Citterio Fresco Bresaola (8) 140 2
Fiorucci Hot Ham Capicollo (4) 90 4
Applegate Farms Dry Cured
Coppa (l0) 120 6
Revilla Serrano Ham (4) 120 6
Applegate Farms Prosciutto,
uncured (4) 160 6
Carando Classic Italian Hot
Capicola (4) 140 6
Carando Classic Italian
Prosciutto (4) 140 8
Carando Classic Italian 58%
Less Fat Pepperoni (32) 160 10
Citterio Milano Salame
Sopressata (12) 220 16
Fiorucci Mortadella (4) 200 18
Applegate Farms Genoa Salami,
uncured (12) 200 14
Applegate Farms Sopressata,
uncured (6) 200 14
Carando Classic Italian Genoa
Salami (8) 220 20
Vegetarian
[check][check] Tofurky Deli Slices--Hickory
Smoked, Original, Oven
Roasted, or Peppered (3) (2) 100 3
[check] Tofurky Deli Slices--Cranberry
& Stuffing, Italian, or
Philly-Style Steak (3) (2) 100 3
[check] Lightlife Smart Deli-except
Roast Turkey Style (4) (1) 70 0
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine The Good
Deli (4) (1) 90 1
Chicken & Turkey Satu- Sodium
rated Fat
Fat (milli-
(grams) grams)
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Oven Roasted
Chicken Breast, uncured (2) 0 160
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Oven Roasted
Turkey Breast, uncured (2) 0 160
[check][check] Empire Kosher Oven Prepared
Turkey Breast (3) 0 260
[check] Applegate Farms Turkey (2) (1) 0 360
[check] Sara Lee Cracked Pepper Breast
of Turkey (2) 0 380
[check] Sara Lee Oven Roasted Breast
of Chicken (2) 0 380
[check] Sara Lee Honey Roasted Breast
of Turkey (2) 0 410
[check] Empire Kosher Smoked Turkey
Breast (3) 0 430
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Oven Roasted Turkey
Breast (5) 0 430
[check] Sara Lee Hardwood Smoked
Breast of Turkey (2) 0 430
[check] Dietz & Watson Black Forest
Turkey Breast (2) 0 440
[check] Dietz & Watson Gold'n Brown
Turkey Breast (2) 0 440
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Roasted Turkey Breast (5) 0 470
[check] Sara Lee Oven Roasted Breast
of Turkey (2) 0 470
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select
Ultra Thin Honey Roasted &
Smoked or Honey Roasted
Turkey Breast (8-10) (2) 0 480
Oscar Mayer Oven Roasted
Turkey Breast (3) 0 760
[check] Hebrew National Thin Sliced
Smoked Turkey Breast (5) 1 380
[check] Butterball Premium Carved
Turkey (2) (1) 1 420
[check] Butterball Premium Carved
Oven Roasted Chicken
Breast (2) 1 450
[check] Healthy Choice Turkey (2-7) (1) 1 460
[check] Healthy Choice Chicken (2-4) (1) 1 470
[check] Butterball Hearty Thick Sliced
Oven Roasted Chicken
Breast (2) 1 480
Oscar Mayer Oven Roasted
Chicken Breast (3) 1 810
Ham
[check] Celebrity Healthy Ham (2) (1) 0 360
[check] Sara Lee Honey Ham (2) 0 420
[check] Citterio Fresco Roasted Ham (2) 0 450
[check] Dietz & Watson Gourmet Lite
Virginia Brand Ham (2) 0 460
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Ham (2) (1) 1 180
[check] Madrange 60% Less Sodium
Traditional Ham (2) 1 320
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select Ultra
Thin Smoked Ham (8-10) 1 340
[check] Dietz & Watson Black Forest Deep
Smoked Ham (2) 1 400
[check] Healthy Choice Ham (2-7) (1) 1 460
[check] Sara Lee Virginia Brand Baked 1 60
Ham (2)
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Ham (2) 1 480
Oscar Mayer Smoked Ham (3) 1 760
[check] Citterio Fresco Rosmarino Oven
Roasted Rosemary Ham (2) 2 400
Roast Beef, Corned Beef, & Pastrami
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Roast Beef,
uncured (2) 1 30
[check][check] Applegate Farms Roast Beef,
uncured (2) (1) 1 230
[check][check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Corned
Beef (2) 1 250
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Pastrami (2) 1 250
[check][check] Sara Lee Roast Beef (2) 1 260
[check][check] Russer Roast Beef (2) 1 290
[check] Healthy Choice Quick To Go Deli
Roast Beef (2) 1 350
[check] Empire Kosher Turkey
Pastrami (3) 1 360
[check] Sara Lee Beef Pastrami (2) 1 380
[check] Dietz & Watson USDA Choice
Roast Beef (4) 1 380
[check] Healthy Choice Pastrami (4) 1 450
[check] Hillshire Farm Deli Select Ultra
Thin RoastBeef (8-10) 1 450
[check] Tyson Corned Beef (2) 1 460
Sara Lee Corned Beef (2) 1 520
Hillshire Farm Deli Select Thin
Sliced Pastrami (7) 1 600
Bologna & Salami
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Turkey
Bologna (2) 1 360
[check] Applegate Farms Uncured Turkey
Salami (2) 1 360
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured Beef
Bologna (2) 2 340
[check] Wellshire Farms Uncured
Salami (2) (1) 2 340
[check] Empire Kosher Chicken or Turkey
Bologna (2) (2) 2 420
[check] Hebrew National Lean Beef
Salami (4) 2 480
Oscar Mayer Cotto Salami (2) 4 560
Oscar Mayer Bologna (2) 6 600
Prosciutto, Capicola, etc.
Citterio Fresco Bresaola (8) 0 780
Fiorucci Hot Ham Capicollo (4) 1 800
Applegate Farms Dry Cured
Coppa (l0) 2 800
Revilla Serrano Ham (4) 2 1,100
Applegate Farms Prosciutto,
uncured (4) 2 1,420
Carando Classic Italian Hot
Capicola (4) 2 1,460
Carando Classic Italian
Prosciutto (4) 3 1,020
Carando Classic Italian 58% Less
Fat Pepperoni (32) 3 1,200
Citterio Milano Salame
Sopressata (12) 5 640
Fiorucci Mortadella (4) 5 820
Applegate Farms Genoa Salami,
uncured (12) 6 1,080
Applegate Farms Sopressata,
uncured (6) 6 1,080
Carando Classic Italian Genoa
Salami (8) 7 920
Vegetarian
[check][check] Tofurky Deli Slices--Hickory
Smoked, Original, Oven
Roasted, or Peppered (3) (2) 0 290
[check] Tofurky Deli Slices--Cranberry
& Stuffing, Italian, or
Philly-Style Steak (3) (2) 0 370
[check] Lightlife Smart Deli-except
Roast Turkey Style (4) (1) 0 390
[check] Yves Veggie Cuisine The Good
Deli (4) (1) 0 430
[check][check] Best Bite.
[check] Honorable Mention.
(1) Average of all varieties.
(2) Average of the varieties listed.
Daily limits for a 2,000-calorie diet: Total Fat: 65 grams.
Saturated Fat: 20 grams. Sodium: 1,500 milligrams.
Source: manufacturers.
The use of information from this article for commercial purposes
is strictly prohibited without written permission from CSPI.
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