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Trader Joe's Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat

Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat

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Is Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat healthy?

Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat scores 100/100 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 Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat?

Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat lists 1 ingredient, starting with 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 Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat’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 Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat?

Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat 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 Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat compare to other meat & seafood?

At 100/100 Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat sits in our top band, among the better meat & seafood we have scored.

Is Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat organic?

Yes. Trader Joe's Ground Beef 85% lean / 15% fat carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

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