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Ground meat preparations, from least to most processed

We track 16 ground meat preparations, 25% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is Ground Beef 93% Lean 7% Fat.

What makes ground meat preparations ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (5)

  1. 1 Ground Beef 93% Lean 7% Fat Sam’s Club 1
  2. 2 Lean Ground Beef Publix 1
  3. 3 Svensk nötfärs Matriket · 1 kg 1
  4. 4 Burgerbiff av nöt Tamminen · 2 x 140g 1
  5. 5 Blandfärs - Nöt/fläsk noga utvalt från svenska gårdar. Coop · 995g 1

Processed food (7)

  1. 6 Burger Nötkött Atria · 480 g 3
  2. 7 Högrevsburgare Dahlmans · 600 g 3
  3. 8 Hamburgare Eldorado · 1,44 kg (16 x 90 g) 3
  4. 9 Beef Quarter Pounders Tesco · 454 g 3
  5. 10 Hamburgare av Nötfärs Coop · 452 g 3
  6. 11 Hamburgare - Nötkött John's Selection · 0,452 kg 3
  7. 12 Köttbullar och mos Kokkikartano · 350g 3

Ultra-processed food (4)

  1. 13 Hamburgare Svenska Hamburgare · 1800 g 4
  2. 14 Hamburger Original ICA · 452 g (4 * 113 g) 4
  3. 15 Scan Hamburgare original Scan · 540 g (6 x 90 g) 4
  4. 16 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.