Meat Guide

100% regenerative farms, grass-fed and grass-finished, verified supply chain

Regenerative farms, nose-to-tail, grass-fed/finished organ blend

USDA Certified Organic, American Grassfed Association certified, family farms

USDA Certified Organic, pasture-raised, American Humane Certified, no antibiotics, no hormones

USDA Certified Organic, free-range, no antibiotics, no hormones, family-owned California farm

USDA Certified Organic, air-chilled (not water-chilled), no antibiotics, no hormones, Certified Humane

Certified Humane pasture-raised, no antibiotics, no hormones, 108 sq ft per bird outdoors

Heritage breed pigs, pasture-raised, no antibiotics, no hormones, small family farms

USDA Certified Organic, family-owned since 1949, slow-grown, no antibiotics, no hormones, Certified Humane

USDA Certified Organic, grass-fed, Global Animal Partnership rated, no antibiotics, no hormones

Regenerative farms, grass-fed and grass-finished, no antibiotics, no hormones

Wild-roaming bison on South Dakota grasslands, no antibiotics, no hormones, regenerative

Wild-caught Alaskan sockeye salmon, MSC certified sustainable, no antibiotics, no dyes, no farmed

Wild-caught, pole-and-line caught (no bycatch), MSC certified, no water or broth added

Wild-caught Gulf of Mexico shrimp — domestic US shrimp with no antibiotics

100% grass-fed and grass-finished, regenerative multi-species farm, no antibiotics, no hormones, carbon-negative farm

Certified Humane pasture-raised, 108 sq ft outdoor access per hen, no antibiotics, no hormones, non-GMO

Certified Humane pasture-raised cows, no antibiotics, no hormones, higher CLA and vitamin K2 than conventional butter

USDA Certified Organic, family farms, no antibiotics, no hormones

Certified organic, grass-fed, no antibiotics, no hormones, no steroids

US family ranchers, no antibiotics ever, no hormones, humanely raised, Certified B Corp

USDA Certified Organic, farmer-owned cooperative, no antibiotics, Certified Humane, HFAC certified

No antibiotics, humanely raised, no hormones, no artificial ingredients — owned by Hormel

Humanely raised, no antibiotics, no hormones, no nitrates added (celery powder source)

Humanely raised, no antibiotics, no hormones, no added nitrites

Humanely raised, no antibiotics, no sugar added, no nitrates added

No antibiotics, humanely raised, no hormones, no artificial ingredients

American lamb, sustainably raised, no hormones, family ranchers, American Lamb Board certified

Ranch-raised bison, no antibiotics, no hormones, pasture-raised

No antibiotics, humanely raised, no nitrates, no artificial preservatives

American Wagyu (Wagyu x Angus cross), grain-finished for marbling, no antibiotics, no hormones

100% grass-fed and grass-finished, humanely raised, no antibiotics, no hormones — subscription delivery service

Direct from small farms, transparent sourcing, no antibiotics, no hormones — online delivery

No antibiotics, no hormones, no steroids — conventional feed, not grass-fed

US family ranchers, no antibiotics, no hormones, humanely raised — grain-finished

USDA Certified Organic, Whole Foods Global Animal Partnership rated, no antibiotics, no hormones

No antibiotics ever (Harvestland line), free-range, no hormones — Perdue's premium line

Australian/New Zealand lamb — typically grass-fed by default (pasture-based farming is standard in ANZ)

Ranch-raised bison — bison are always pasture-raised by nature, no feedlots

No antibiotics, humanely raised, no added nitrites (celery powder source)

Primarily sourced from JBS and Tyson subsidiaries — conventional feedlot, CAFO practices

Industrial feedlot, CAFO, conventional grain-fed, hormone and antibiotic use common

Sourced from JBS, Cargill, and Tyson — industrial feedlot CAFO

Primarily JBS and Cargill sourced — conventional feedlot. Costco has some better welfare standards than average.

Industrial CAFO, conventional, broth-injected for weight. Tyson has been convicted of price-fixing.

Conventional, vegetarian-fed, no hormones — standard line uses antibiotics

Industrial turkey, water-injected, sodium phosphates added, conventional CAFO

Owned by Hormel — industrial CAFO turkey, conventional practices

Atlantic farmed salmon — typically raised in open-net pens with antibiotics, synthetic astaxanthin dye, and high omega-6 feed

Wild-caught but vegetable broth (soy) added, conventional fishing practices

No antibiotics, no artificial colors — but contains carrageenan and sodium phosphate

Industrial processed beef with multiple additives, nitrites, corn syrup

Industrial processed chicken with soybean oil, modified starch, multiple additives

Industrial CAFO pork, sodium nitrite added, sodium phosphates

Owned by WH Group (China) since 2013 — largest pork producer in the world. Industrial CAFO.

Imported farmed shrimp (Thailand, Vietnam, India) — antibiotics, sodium tripolyphosphate preservative

Industrial processed turkey with sodium nitrite, multiple phosphates, modified starch

Industrial processed ham with sodium nitrite, sodium phosphates