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Beef preparations, from least to most processed

We track 40 beef preparations, 45% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is 100% Grass-Fed Beef Patties.

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What makes beef preparations ultra-processed

The signs of ultra-processing found most often, and the share of beef preparations that contain each:

Unprocessed or minimally processed (9)

  1. 1 100% Grass-Fed Beef Patties Kirkland · 15 x 1/3 lb 1
  2. 2 Grass Fed Ground Beef Spring Crossing Cattle · 112 g 1
  3. 3 Ground Beef Simply Nature · 16 oz 1
  4. 4 Grass Fed Ground Beef 80/20 Thousand Hills · 1 lb 1
  5. 5 Hickory nut gap meats, ground beef Hickory Nut Gap Meats · 16 oz 1
  6. 6 Ground Beef 93% Lean 7% Fat Sam’s Club 1
  7. 7 Lean Ground Beef Publix 1
  8. 8 Beef Patties Force of Nature · 10 oz 1
  9. 9 Burgerbiff av nöt Tamminen · 2 x 140g 1

Processed food (13)

  1. 10 Hamburgare Eldorado · 1,44 kg (16 x 90 g) 3
  2. 11 Beef Quarter Pounders Tesco · 454 g 3
  3. 12 Hamburgare av Nötfärs Coop · 452 g 3
  4. 13 Hamburgare - Nötkött John's Selection · 0,452 kg 3
  5. 14 2 British Aberdeen Angus Beef Steak Burgers Asda · 340 g 3
  6. 15 Beef Original Beef Stick Mild Chomps · 1.15 OZ (32g) 3
  7. 16 Beef and herb meatballs Tesco · 336 g 3
  8. 17 12 Beef Meatballs Taste the difference · 350g 3
  9. 18 Middle Eastern Style Kebabs Seasoned Beef Patties Trader Joe's 3
  10. 19 British beef balls Waitrose · 300g 3
  11. 20 2 steak burgers Sainsbury's · 340g 3
  12. 21 Quarter Louder Beef Steak Burgers Saintsbury's : Taste the Difference 3
  13. 22 Beef cuts chilli rub Ember · 25g 3

Ultra-processed food (18)

  1. 23 Hamburgare Svenska Hamburgare · 1800 g 4
  2. 24 Beef Snack Sticks Greenridge Naturals · 36 oz 4
  3. 25 Angus Choice Beef Patties Don Lee Farms · 3 lbs (48 oz) 4
  4. 26 Jack Link's Jerky Original 70g Spesialgrossisten As 4
  5. 27 Hamburger Original ICA · 452 g (4 * 113 g) 4
  6. 28 Hamburgare ICA · 4 x 113 g 4
  7. 29 Scan Hamburgare original Scan · 540 g (6 x 90 g) 4
  8. 30 4 aberdeen angus beef quarter pounders Aldi · 454 g 4
  9. 31 Beef meatballs Tesco 4
  10. 32 Bresaola Fratelli Beretta · 50 g 4
  11. 33 British Wagyu Burgers Specially Selected · 340 g 4
  12. 34 Bresaola Zeta · 70g 4
  13. 35 4 Reduced Fat Beef Quarter Pounders Continental Grill · 454 g 4
  14. 36 plant-based meatballs Gardein · 360 g 4
  15. 37 Färdig Nöt Bacon av Rasbosksp Tamminen · 130 g 4
  16. 38 Köttbullar Axfood · 1000 g 4
  17. 39 British Beef Meatballs Tesco · 336g 4
  18. 40 Cooked Meatballs Italian-Style Beef Kirkland Signature · 96 oz 4

Within each group, products with fewer signs of ultra-processing, additives and ingredients come first. This ordering is ours, for comparison; it is not part of NOVA.