Luncheon Meat

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 3 ingredients to avoid

Brookdale Luncheon Meat scores 51/100 on Tallow — our okay band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. Per serving it carries 0g fiber, 7g protein and 1g sugar. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

Brookdale Luncheon Meat lists 8 ingredients, starting with Pork, Water, Salt, Sugar and Sodium Phosphate. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

180 kcal per serving, or 316 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Brookdale Luncheon Meat on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 51/100 Brookdale Luncheon Meat lands mid-scale — below the typical score in fresh meat, but clear of the bottom band. A higher-scoring option in fresh meat is Simply Nature Organic 100% Grass Fed Ground Beef 85% Lean 15% Fat at 100/100.