processed meats
Cured, preserved proteins
Processed meats are meats that have been preserved or transformed through salting, curing, smoking, fermenting, or adding chemical preservatives.
The category includes bacon, ham, sausages, hot dogs, deli meats, and jerky.
Health organizations link regular consumption to increased cancer risk, making processed meats a common target in dietary guidelines: I'm trying to cut back on processed meats.
- salamiCured, seasoned sausage
- hamCured pig thigh
- deli meatsPre-sliced sandwich proteins
- cured meatsSalt-preserved animal flesh
- charcuterie boardArranged cured meat display
nitrates · bacon · hot dogs · pepperoni · carcinogens · cancer risk · smoking · jerky · pastrami · curing · preservatives · fermenting · frankfurter · sausages · additives · salting · pork · saturated fats
- food processingcanning, freezing, drying, packaging, pasteurization
processed meatsfresh meat
Naive new targets
raw meat · fresh fish · grass-fed beef · whole chicken · fresh cuts
processed meatswhole foods
Unrefined, unprocessed edibles
health foods · fresh vegetables · superfoods · organic produce · plant-based protein
processed meatsfarm-to-table
Direct producer-to-diner philosophy
whole foods · artisanal foods · artisanal products · organic meat · heritage breeds