Meat
Mince
Mince (ground beef) is beef reduced through a grinder—typically from chuck, round, and trim blended to a target fat percentage (e.g. 80/20, 90/10). UK “mince,” US “ground beef,” and burger blends differ in fat and grind coarseness. Fresh mince should smell clean and cook within a day or two; fat carries flavour and juiciness in burgers and bolognese. It is prized for speed and versatility: sauces, meatballs, burgers, shepherd’s pie, dumplings. Higher fat browns and stays moist; leaner mince suits chilli if liquid is managed. Do not press burgers flat on the grill; brown in batches for sauces so meat steams less. Food-safety rules usually call for cooking ground beef through because grinding distributes surface bacteria.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 12 g
- Saturated Fat 5.27 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Cholesterol 67.1 mg
- Sodium 59 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Total Carbohydrate 0 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 0 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 21.6 g
- Water 57.9 g
- Energy 203 kcal
- Water 57.9 g
- Protein 21.6 g
- Fat 12 g
- Saturated Fat 5.27 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 5.15 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0.95 g
- Omega-3 0.1 g
- Trans Fat 0.2 g
- Vitamins 39.3 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.09 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.23 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 6.17 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.67 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.44 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 2.7 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 8.7 µg
- Vitamin B12 — Cobalamin 1.2 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin D 0.2 µg
- Vitamin E 0.32 mg
- Vitamin K 1.6 µg
- Minerals 427 mg
- Major Minerals 425 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.16 g
- Cholesterol 67.1 mg
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-b12-cobalamin: 1.2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.09 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.23 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 6.17 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.67 · vitamin-b6: 0.44 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 2.7 · vitamin-b9-folate: 8.7 · vitamin-d: 0.2 · vitamin-e: 0.32 · vitamin-k: 1.6 ·
Minerals
Mince of Beef: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
History
Mechanical grinders industrialised ground beef for urban households and lunch counters.
Hamburgers and meat sauces made mince a global everyday form of beef.
Lean and regular fat blends became labelled supermarket norms worldwide.