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Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef

Extra Lean Ground Beef

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Common questions

Is Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef healthy?

Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef scores 95/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef?

Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef lists 1 ingredient, starting with Ground Beef. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef?

Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef compare to other fresh meat?

At 95/100 Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef sits in our top band, among the better fresh meat we have scored. A higher-scoring option in fresh meat is Simply Nature Organic Ground Beef at 100/100.

Is Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef organic?

Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef is not certified organic in our data.

Has Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef been lab tested?

Not yet. No independent lab has published results for Trader Joe's Extra Lean Ground Beef, so its score is based on its ingredient list, processing and packaging alone.

Full methodology: how we score products.

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