The pH and composition of each RTE sample are shown in Table 2. The pH of most RTE samples was ranged from 5.0 to 6.5; pepperoni, which is a fermented meat product had a low pH level (pH 4.78). Both types of hot dogs had a low amount of creatine (less than 1 mg/g). Creatine in the deli meat ranged from 1.9 to 2.3 mg/g, and pepperoni contained 1.37 mg/g creatine. Bacon had the highest amount of creatine at 3 ng/g. The creatine values of some RTE samples in our study agreed with values reported by Campo, Gallego, Berregi, and Casado (1998) who showed creatine levels of 2.31 to 3.25 ng/g in ham and 0.81 to 2.74 in frankfurter. Deli meat products had high moisture levels (69 to 76%) followed by hot dogs (47–50%). Pepperoni and bacon had low moisture levels (24.4% for pepperoni and 15.3% for bacon). Deli meat contained low levels of fat (less than 10%), and hot dogs contained approximately 30% fat. Bacon and pepperoni had high fat content (37.9% for bacon and 44.5% for pepperoni). Protein content was lowest for hot dogs (10%), intermediate for deli meat products (20%), and highest for bacon (42.8%).