Is it ultra-processed?
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Steaks, from least to most processed

We track 16 steaks, 19% of them ultra-processed. The least processed is British beef mince 20% fat.

What makes steaks ultra-processed

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

Unprocessed or minimally processed (6)

  1. 1 British beef mince 20% fat Aldi · 500g 1
  2. 2 British Beef Mince 20% Fat Tesco · 500g 1
  3. 3 12% Fat Beef Mince Sainsbury's · 500g 1
  4. 4 British Beef Mince Higher Welfare 12% Fat Waitrose · 500 1
  5. 5 90% 10% Gound Beef Hannaford · 454 g 1
  6. 6 Ostrich Fillet Steak The Lions Kingdom · 2 1

Processed food (7)

  1. 7 4 Aberdeen Quarter Pounders Specially Selected · 454g 3
  2. 8 tesco Tesco Finest 3
  3. 9 Naked tender steak slices BrooklynBiltong · 12 oz 3
  4. 10 4 Ultimate Aberdeen Angus Quarter Pounders Iceland · 454 g 3
  5. 11 Högrevsburgare ICA · 2x150 g 3
  6. 12 21 Day Matured Beef Steaks With Black Garlic Melts just cook by Sainsbury's 3
  7. 13 Steak Strips Kirkland Signature · 12 oz (340 g) 3

Ultra-processed food (3)

  1. 14 Steak & Butter 2 Burgers Heck · 320 g 4
  2. 15 British beef quarter pounders Ashfields · 4 burgers, 454g 4
  3. 16 Steak Slice Shire Oaks · 150 g 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.