Ground Beef
Ground beef is beef that has been minced, commonly used in burgers, meatballs, fillings, and sauces.
About Ground Beef
Ground beef is beef minced into small pieces, usually from one or more cuts or trimmings. It is commonly shaped into burgers, meatballs, patties, and meatloaf, or cooked loose as a filling and added to sauces, stews, tacos, and casseroles.
Its texture ranges from fine to coarse. Raw ground beef is typically red to pink and becomes brown when cooked. Flavour varies with the cut, fat content, and degree of browning, so the sensory character is not fixed for every product.
Ground beef is usually sold fresh or chilled and may also be frozen. It can be cooked loose, pressed into portions, or combined with other ingredients before cooking; these preparations change its shape and texture, while browning changes its colour and flavour.
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Local names for ground beef
Names and romanised forms to recognise on menus and labels.
ground beef
minced beef
carne molida de res
bœuf haché
Rinderhackfleisch
carne macinata di manzo
carne bovina moída
rundergehakt
carn de vedella picada
dana kıyma
говяжий фарш
govyazhiy farsh
яловичий фарш
ialovychnyi farsh
mielona wołowina
mleté hovězí maso
μοσχαρίσιος κιμάς
moscharísios kimás
لحم بقري مفروم
laḥm baqarī mafrūm
گوشت گاو چرخکرده
gusht-e gâv charkh-karde
पिसा हुआ गोमांस
pisā huā gomāṃs
কিমা গরুর মাংস
kimā gorur māṃśo
牛ひき肉
gyū hikiniku
다진 쇠고기
dajin soegogi
牛绞肉
niú jiǎoròu
เนื้อวัวบด
nuea wua bot
thịt bò xay
daging sapi giling
daging lembu kisar
nyama ya ng'ombe ya kusaga
moscharísios kimás
Romanised form
gyū hikiniku
Romanised form
beef (ground)
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Beef, grass-fed, ground, raw
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Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
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Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, loaf, cooked, baked
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Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty cooked, pan-broiled
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Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
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Beef, ground, 70% lean meat / 30% fat, raw
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Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
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Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, loaf, cooked, baked
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Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
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Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled
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Beef, ground, 75% lean meat / 25% fat, raw
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Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
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Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, loaf, cooked, baked
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Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
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Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled
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Beef, ground, 80% lean meat / 20% fat, raw
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Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
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Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, loaf, cooked, baked
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Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, patty, cooked, broiled
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Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, patty, cooked, pan-broiled
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Beef, ground, 85% lean meat / 15% fat, raw (Includes foods for USDA's Food Distribution Program)
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Beef, ground, 90% lean meat / 10% fat, crumbles, cooked, pan-browned
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Beef, ground, patties, frozen, cooked, broiled
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Beef, ground, patty
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Boeuf, steak haché 10% MG cru
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Boeuf, steak haché 10% MG cuit
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Boeuf, steak haché 15% MG cru
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Boeuf, steak haché 15% MG cuit
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Boeuf, steak haché 20% MG cru
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Boeuf, steak haché 20% MG cuit
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Boeuf, steak haché 5% MG cru
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Boeuf, steak haché 5% MG cuit
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laḥm baqarī mafrūm
Romanised form
ialovychnyi farsh
Romanised form
dajin soegogi
Romanised form
kimā gorur māṃśo
Romanised form
niú jiǎoròu
Romanised form
pisā huā gomāṃs
Romanised form
govyazhiy farsh
Romanised form
gusht-e gâv charkh-karde
Romanised form
nuea wua bot
Romanised form
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Ground Beef nutrition & diet
Ground Beef nutritional value
Beef, mince, raw
Per 100 g of the edible portion in the stated food form.
- Calories
- 225kcal
- Protein
- 19.7g
- Carbs
- 0.0g
- Fat
- 16.2g
Reference values apply to the named food form, not every preparation, variety or brand. CoFID 2021 food code 18-469. Carbohydrate follows the dataset’s available-carbohydrate convention. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v3.0: https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/doc/open-government-licence/version/3/.
Portions & preparation
Match the reference to minced beef from the stated cuts and fat composition, with edible cooked or raw form clearly identified. Patties, meatballs, fillings, and sauces may include breadcrumbs, eggs, dairy, oils, or seasonings; cooking method and drained or undrained preparation change the serving context.
Compare the right form: Match references to ground beef, identifying raw or cooked state, cut or fat specification, plain mince versus formed product, and drained or undrained form.
Diet considerations
Ground beef is an animal-derived beef product and is not plant-based. Compatibility changes with added pork, poultry, dairy, egg, fillers, cereal breadcrumbs, coatings, or mixed-meat formulations. Burgers, meatballs, sauces, and fillings may also be served with bread, pasta, rice, or other cereals, changing the carbohydrate pattern.
AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.
Dietary compatibility
- VeganTypically incompatible
- VegetarianTypically incompatible
- PescatarianTypically incompatible
- KetoMay be compatible
- PaleoMay be compatible
- Low-carbMay be compatible
- HalalNot established
- KosherNot established
What these diet assessments mean
- Vegan · Typically incompatible
- The ingredient profile identifies an animal-derived food or derivative.
- Vegetarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies animal flesh, seafood or a derivative excluded by a vegetarian diet.
- Pescatarian · Typically incompatible
- The profile identifies land-animal meat or a derivative, which is excluded by this pescatarian definition.
- Keto · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Paleo · May be compatible
- May fit a paleo pattern, depending on the cut or form, processing and added ingredients.
- Low-carb · May be compatible
- The plain form may fit a carbohydrate-restricted diet. Check the portion, added sugar, coatings and sauces against the nutrition values above.
- Halal · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish halal status.
- Kosher · Not established
- Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.
For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.
AI-generated illustration for visual context. It does not identify a particular product or establish allergen content.
Sources & review
Nutrition reference: UK Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID), 2021 — Beef, mince, raw ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.
Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.
The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.
Last recorded verification: .