Top 10 · Updated October 2026

Least Processed Meatballs

10 of the top 10 meatballs products sit in NOVA group 3 — the least processed end of the scale. The meatballs with the lowest NOVA processing group — fewer industrial ingredients and additives. We checked 54 meatballs with complete data.

  1. 1 Italian Style Sauce & Jumbo Beef Meatballs

    Italian Style Sauce & Jumbo Beef Meatballs

    Mama Mancini's · 48.0 oz
    a NOVA 3 101 kcal 2.9 g sugar 7.1 g protein 4.7 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  2. 2 Macaroni sauce tomate Boulettes de viande

    Macaroni sauce tomate Boulettes de viande

    Marie · 308 g
    b NOVA 3 144 kcal 3.1 g sugar 7.1 g protein 4.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  3. 3 Chicken Meatballs

    Chicken Meatballs

    Trader Joe's · 12 oz
    c NOVA 3 176 kcal 0 g sugar 16.5 g protein 12.9 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  4. 4 Classic Italian-Style Tomato Sauce & 6 Delicious Turkey Meatballs

    Classic Italian-Style Tomato Sauce & 6 Delicious Turkey Meatballs

    The Flying Meatballs · 24 oz
    c NOVA 3 89 kcal 1.8 g sugar 7.1 g protein 4.4 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  5. 5 Wagyu Meatballs

    Wagyu Meatballs

    Specially Selected
    c NOVA 3 233 kcal 0.7 g sugar 24 g protein 12.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

  6. 6 Chicken Meatballs

    Chicken Meatballs

    Amylu · 12 oz
    c NOVA 3 172 kcal 1.2 g sugar 16.1 g protein 10.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  7. 7 Beef & Pork Meatballs

    Beef & Pork Meatballs

    Morrisons · 624g
    d NOVA 3 282 kcal 1.2 g sugar 18.2 g protein 19.9 g fat
  8. 8 Polpettine

    Polpettine

    Amadori · 0.240 kg
    d NOVA 3 213 kcal 0.6 g sugar 15 g protein 11.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  9. 9 Organic Grass Fed Beef Meatballs

    Organic Grass Fed Beef Meatballs

    Sprouts Farmers Market
    d NOVA 3 247 kcal 0 g sugar 16.5 g protein 16.5 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free · No additives

  10. 10 Chile Verde Chicken Meatballs

    Chile Verde Chicken Meatballs

    Amylu
    d NOVA 3 172 kcal 0 g sugar 16.1 g protein 10.3 g fat

    Also: Palm oil free

How we built this list

We ranked all published meatballs on Foodmetria that have a photo and the required nutrition data, using values per 100 g from the product label. Ties are broken by Nutri-Score and by how often shoppers scan the product. Rankings update automatically as label data changes. Read our methodology.

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