: Why is ground beef fatter than normal beef?

Question

Just came across this Reddit post : Why are burgers consifered so unhealthy?

[https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jal8fj/eli5_why_are_burgers_considered_so_unhealthy/](https://www.reddit.com/r/explainlikeimfive/comments/jal8fj/eli5_why_are_burgers_considered_so_unhealthy/)

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so people say that ground beef is fatter, but why is that so? Thanks !

In: Biology

Answer 1

Fat is cheap so it is mixed in to bulk out the product. Lean ground beef (no fat) is more expensive