Does 4 Star Beef Mince Have The Same Level of Fat across All Supermarkets

scottishdave on 06/04/2025 - 19:15

I have been buying 4 star beef mince from Aldi for a few years now to make hamburgers for the family. Normally when I BBQ the burgers I never got fat flareups. Over the past few months there have been fat flareups from the burgers which I think may have been due Aldi increasing the fat levels in its 4 star mince.

Is there a standard for how much fat should be in the mince for 2 to 5 star mince or is it a voluntary code?

Can anybody tell me if Coles or Woolies are relatively consistent with keeping their 4 star mince at the low end as far as fat levels are concerned?

Food & Grocery Beef Meat

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BillyStm on 06/04/2025 - 19:19

This post should help with some answers - https://www.ozbargain.com.au/node/779540
- randomusername2017 on 06/04/2025 - 19:41
  
  https://www.ozbargain.com.au/comment/13852003/redir
Mechz on 06/04/2025 - 20:32

+4

I always get full fat meat. That's where the flavour is.
xuqi on 06/04/2025 - 22:16

Buy a mincer & make your own if you want consistency.
Ozbargainusername123 on 07/04/2025 - 07:42

Every single batch, even every packet will have slightly differing ratio's of fat to meat.
You can put some bread crumbs in your burgers to help retain the fat.
As above, if you want the best flavour, get the full fat mince.

Does 4 Star Beef Mince Have The Same Level of Fat across All Supermarkets

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