Lean White Turkey

Breakdown

Ultra-processed · 5 ingredients to avoid

Butterball Lean White Turkey scores 5/100 on Tallow — our avoid 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, 14g protein and 0g 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.

Butterball Lean White Turkey lists 10 ingredients, starting with White Turkey, Turkey Broth, Corn Syrup, Modified Food Starch and Salt. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

134 kcal per serving, or 478 kcal per 100g. Calories are only part of the picture — Tallow scores Butterball Lean White Turkey on what the ingredients are, not how many calories they carry.

At 5/100 Butterball Lean White Turkey scores worse than most deli & cured meats we have scored. A higher-scoring option in deli & cured meats is Dietz & Watson Originals Organic Roasted Turkey Breast at 100/100.