What percent of fat does regular ground beef contain?

Answer 1

the FDA regulations say that meat distibutors must tell you this right on the packaging.

the three most common are 10/90, 15/85, and 30/70. (these numbers may be reversed, too [ 90/10 instead of 10/90])

the smaller number refers to the fat in percentage form (30/70 means 30% fat, 70% lean)

they are usually called different names too, like Ground Chuck and Ground Round

Ground Chuck is the most lean that I've seen (smallest percentage fat).

Answer 2

It depends on how you define lean. There are different percentages. Such as:

• 95% lean 5% fat
• 90% lean 10% fat
• 85% lean 15% fat
• 80% lean 20% fat.

Answer 3

lean meats contain only 0.5g of fat