“Bologna” is the name of a city in Italy, pronounced “boh-LOAN-ya.” But although the sausage named after the city in English is spelled the same, it is prononced “buh-LOAN-ee” and is often spelled “baloney.” Either spelling is acceptable for the sliced meat product.

Bologna is a cooked, smoked sausage made of cured beef, cured pork or a mixture of the two. The bologna might include choice cuts, depending on who’s making it, but usually contains afterthoughts of the meat industry – organs, trimmings, end pieces and so on.

The word baloney comes from the sandwich meat called bologna, which is typically made of leftover scraps of meat. Around 1920, baloney came to mean “nonsense,” and it was also used to describe an unskilled boxer.

1. Bologna sausage, also spelled baloney (/bəˈloʊni/), is a sausage derived from mortadella, a similar-looking, finely ground pork sausage containing cubes of pork fat, originally from the Italian city of Bologna (IPA: [boˈloɲɲa] (
2. In North America, a simple and popular recipe is the bologna sandwich.

4. Processed Lunch Meat. Lunch meats, including deli cold cuts, bologna, and ham, make the unhealthy list because they contain lots of sodium and sometimes fat as well as some preservatives like nitrites.

US Wellness Meats’ Beef Bologna is a one pound roll of grass-fed beef packed with flavor. It is also free of nitrates, nitrites, MSG, additives, preservatives, soy, dairy and gluten. It is perfect for a healthy snack, light lunch, or road trip.

Yes, bologna meat is really bad for you. The International Agency for Research on Cancer reviewed more than 800 studies to determine that consuming processed meat, such as bacon, ham, hot dogs, sausage, and lunch meats increase the risk of colorectal, pancreatic, and prostate cancer.

Best Sellers in Deli Sliced Bologna

1. #1. Alex’s Meat Vacuum Packed Ring Bologna.
2. #2. Berks Garlic Ring Bologna, 16 oz.
3. #3. Baby Bologna Veal – 1 x 1.0 lb (avg weight)
4. #4. Berk’s Ring Bologna 32 Oz.
5. #5. Whole Garlic Ring Bologna.
6. #6. Nema Halal Beef Bologna with Cheddar Cheese & Jalapeños 1lb (2 pack)
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Best Sellers in Packaged Bologna

• Oscar Mayer Beef Bologna Sliced Lunch Meat (8 oz Package)
• Hebrew National Beef Bologna, Lunch Meat, 8 OZ.
• Frick’s Ring Bologna, 16 oz, 4 pack.
• Oscar Mayer Bologna Sliced Lunch Meat (12 oz Package)
• Oscar Mayer Bologna Sliced Lunch Meat (8 oz Package)
• ECKRICH BOLOGNA 14 OZ PACK OF 3.
• Bologna.

Whether you call it a frankfurter, hot dog, wiener, or bologna, it’s a cooked sausage and a year-round favorite. They can be made from beef, pork, turkey, chicken, or a combination — the label must state which.

Both are made with an emulsified meat and fat combination and put in a casing. All I can say is that all hot dogs are sausages, but not all sausages are hot dogs. And Bologna is a sausage.

All cured meats (hot dogs, bacon, bologna, corned beef) contain nitrites and/or nitrates, and whether they are added as synthetic chemicals or as naturally occurring in celery juice and other plants, the combination of process meats and nitrites/nitrates leads to an increase in colon cancer.

Bologna, colloquially pronounced “baloney,” is a seasoned tube-shaped meat found most often sliced and served between pieces of bread. But despite its humble reputation, a slice of bologna is so much more than a flat hot dog.

Hot dogs, like many processed meats, are linked to increased risks for health issues like type 2 diabetes, cardiovascular disease, cancer and higher mortality. An analysis of the diets of 1,660 people found that the risk for getting bladder cancer went up with the amount of processed meats consumed.

Hot dogs contain not only some of the most disgusting ingredients (turned into a substance resembling pink slime) but also nitrates, which have been linked to Type 2 diabetes. Processed meats, including hot dogs, are also in the same carcinogenic category as cigarettes and increase your risk of cancer.

These are the healthiest and unhealthiest hot dogs.

• Mixed meat: Healthiest: Oscar Mayer Classic Uncured Wieners.
• Mixed meat: Unhealthiest: Kayem Beef and Pork Hot Dogs.
• Turkey: Healthiest: Applegate Naturals Turkey Hot Dog.
• Turkey: Healthiest: Oscar Mayer Turkey Uncured Franks.
• Turkey: Unhealthiest: Ball Park Turkey Franks.

– “Three pieces of hot dogs are equivalent to one pack of cigarettes.” – “Frequent consumption of hot dogs could cause leukemia and brain cancer.”

Place hot dogs in a smoke rack. If the smoker maintained a 225°F temperature for 20 minutes, put in the rack with the hot dogs. Cook for an hour, until hot dogs are thoroughly cooked, or have an internal temperature of 155°F.

The extra “ingredients” that have shown up in hot dogs include worms, maggots, rodent parts, glass shards, a lock washer, and a Band-Aid.

Both experts agree that the real danger of hot dogs is the high amount of fat and sodium they contain, which is why no expert would ever recommend eating them regularly.

What makes them so good is they use a high quality, all beef, natural casing hot dog. They have great taste and the natural casing gives them a great texture and a snap when you bite into them. They serve them hot with a warm bun. Usually with onion sauce and mustard.

Processed meats like hot dogs, bacon, and deli meat can increase your risk of heart disease and certain cancers. In this study, they led to a 0.93-pound weight gain.

Boiling helps to plump up the hot dog and leaches out some of the salt. Most hot dog experts would say that this leaves the hot dog soggy and drags out the flavor. This is a mistake as the hot dog will split in the heat, burst out the flavor and become tough, dry and blackened. Not healthy!

“The best way to cook a hot dog is hands-down using the grill,” says Sidoti. “The grill will give you the best flavor and make them smoky on the outside but hot and juicy on the inside.” RELATED: The easy way to make healthier comfort foods.

Avoid foods that have more than 300mg sodium per serving (or 600mg for a complete frozen dinner). Avoid foods that have salt in the first 4 or 5 items in the ingredient list. Do not eat ham, bacon, sausage, hot dogs, lunch meats, chicken tenders or nuggets, or regular canned soup.

Generally because they are larger, dinner sausages will contain more calories than a standard hot dog, but they also offer higher levels of protein and nutrients such as phosphorus, selenium, zinc and Vitamin B12.

Stick with these healthy brands and you’ll never be far from a quick, healthy protein-packed meal.

• Best pork sausage: Aidells Cajun Style Andouille.
• Best chicken sausage: Al Fresco Spicy Jalapeño Chicken Sausage.
• Best high-protein: The Original Brat Hans Organic Bratwurst Chicken Sausage.

5 of the Healthiest Meats

1. Sirloin Steak. Sirloin steak is both lean and flavorful – just 3 ounces packs about 25 grams of filling protein!
2. Rotisserie Chicken & Turkey. The rotisserie cooking method helps maximize flavor without relying on unhealthy additives.
3. Chicken Thigh.
4. Pork Chop.
5. Canned Fish.

Sausages have never been known as the healthiest food. But what makes them so dangerous? The things that are causing all the fuss are chemicals called nitrites and nitrates, which once in the body can be converted into cancer-causing compounds.