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Is Waitrose British Beef Mince Higher Welfare 12% Fat ultra-processed?

500 Steaks Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Waitrose British Beef Mince Higher Welfare 12% Fat

No, it's unprocessed or minimally processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

None of its ingredients counts as a sign of processing in NOVA.

  • 1 ingredient
  • No additives
  • Nutri-Score C

Ingredients

British beef 100%

As written on the pack

British beef (100%)

Among 16 steaks

From least to most processed, this one ranks 4th. 19% of the steaks here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 16 steaks, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5000169646212, last edited 17 July 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • NOVA measures processing, not nutrition. For nutrition, Open Food Facts gives this product a Nutri-Score of C (from A, best, to E).
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.