Turkey breasts
Lunch Mate Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
16 oz
Score
- Ultra-processed
- High in salt
- Contains nitrites or nitrates
- Contains added sugars
- Contains emulsifiers studied for gut effects
Why it scores 25
Lunch Mate Oven Roasted Turkey Breast scores 25 out of 100 (Poor) under GoodSwap’s published rules. What moved the score most:
- minus 20 points Dextrose: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 20 points Honey: An added sugar. Strong
- minus 18 points Ultra-processed (NOVA 4): Classified NOVA 4: made with industrial ingredients and additives. Strong
Every line of the math is on The Receipt below, with its evidence tier and sources.
Better deli meat
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All Natural Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast Ultra-Thin Deli Slices Good & Gather · 8 oz Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 69 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Simply Nature · 6 oz Not ultra-processed · Less salt Score 96 out of 100 , 71 points higher -
Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast 365 Whole Foods Market · 6 oz No nitrites or nitrates · No added sugars Score 77 out of 100 , 52 points higher -
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast Kirkland Signature · 2.5 lb Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 69 out of 100 , 44 points higher -
Oven-Roasted Turkey Breast Good & Gather · 14 oz Not ultra-processed · No nitrites or nitrates Score 77 out of 100 , 52 points higher
The same kind of product, at least 10 points higher, sold in the US. Never paid placements.
The Receipt
Oven Roasted Turkey Breast
Ingredients
- Dextrose minus 20 points
- Honey minus 20 points
- Carrageenan minus 7.5 points
- Cultured celery powder (natural nitrite source) minus 2.5 points
Processing
- Ultra-processed (NOVA 4) minus 18 points
- 4 kinds of ultra-processing markers minus 4.5 points
Nutrition per 100 g
- Salt 2.3 g / 100 g minus 7 points
- Protein 16.1 g / 100 g plus 4 points
100 − 75.5 = 24.5 → 25
Can’t score above 79. Contains dextrose, an ingredient of high concern. [1][2][3]
Can’t score above 79. High in salt (above the front-of-pack "high" level). [11]
Nutrition per 100 g
| Energy | 107 kcal |
|---|---|
| Fat | 3.6 g |
| Saturated fat | 0.9 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.6 g |
| Sugars | 1.8 g |
| Added sugars | 1.8 g |
| Protein | 16.1 g |
| Salt | 2.3 g |
Serving: 1 serving (56 g)
Ingredients
- turkey breast
- turkey broth
- sea salt
- dextrose (high concern)
- modified food starch
- vinegar
- sodium phosphate
- carrageenan (moderate concern)
- natural flavoring
- honey (high concern)
- cultured celery powder (moderate concern)
Label text, as published
turkey breast, turkey broth, less than 2% of: sea salt, dextrose, modified food starch, vinegar*, sodium phosphate, carrageenan, natural flavoring, honey, cultured celery powder, *to preserve quality
Allergens and diets
Contains: Celery
- Not vegan
- Not vegetarian
- Palm-oil-free
Always check the package: recipes change.
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More from Lunch Mate
Sources
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Guideline: sugars intake for adults and children
“In both adults and children, WHO recommends reducing the intake of free sugars to less than 10% of total energy intake”
who.int
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Dietary Guidelines for Americans, 2025–2030
“Limit foods and beverages that include artificial flavors, petroleum-based dyes, artificial preservatives, and low-calorie non-nutritive sweeteners.”
cdn.realfood.gov
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Added and free sugars should be as low as possible
“Sugar consumption is a known cause of dental caries.”
efsa.europa.eu
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“We found direct associations between the risk of type 2 diabetes and exposures to various food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods, in a large prospective cohort of French adults.”
doi.org
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Dietary emulsifiers impact the mouse gut microbiota promoting colitis and metabolic syndrome
“carboxymethylcellulose and polysorbate-80, induced low-grade inflammation and obesity/metabolic syndrome in wild-type hosts and promoted robust colitis in mice predisposed to this disorder.”
doi.org
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Re-evaluation of carrageenan (E 407) and processed Eucheuma seaweed (E 407a) as food additives
“However, the Panel noted uncertainties as regards the chemistry, the exposure assessment and biological and toxicological data.”
doi.org
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int
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“the presence of nitrites and nitrates in foods can give rise to the formation of nitrosamines some of which are carcinogenic.”
eur-lex.europa.eu
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“For adults, WHO recommends less than 2000 mg/day of sodium (equivalent to less than 5 g/day salt), or just under a teaspoon.”
who.int
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“Table 3: Criteria for drinks (per 100ml)”
assets.publishing.service.gov.uk
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“Greater exposure to ultra-processed food was associated with a higher risk of adverse health outcomes, especially cardiometabolic, common mental disorder, and mortality outcomes.”
doi.org
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“Relative to control subjects, CMC consumption modestly increased postprandial abdominal discomfort and perturbed gut microbiota composition in a way that reduced its diversity.”
doi.org
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“This study found positive associations between risk of CVD and intake of five individual and two groups of food additive emulsifiers widely used in industrial foods.”
doi.org