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    OUR RESULTS

    Jun 09, 2020 3 minutes

    METHODOLOGY

    • Taste 8 products, including 6 preformed patties and 2 products resembling bulk ground beef that we formed into 4-ounce patties

    • Purchased at Boston-area supermarkets

    • Prices ranged from about $0.40 to about $1.50 per ounce (about $6.00 to about $18.00 per pound)

    • Cook on stovetop; sample plain

    • Cook on stovetop; sample on buns with ketchup and lettuce

    • Samples were randomized and tasted blind to eliminate bias

    • Compare ingredients

    • Compare nutrition information per serving, adjusting to standard 113-gram (or roughly 4-ounce)

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