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"processed" is a term that exists on a spectrum, it's rare to find any food item outside of vegetables or nuts that is truly "unprocessed." In general, meat and dairy are not considered heavily processed. Most sources consider raw meat purchasable at grocery stores unprocessed.

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Yeah and even then for nuts like cashews and almonds you have to remove the outer layer and wash them to remove the more bitter (or toxic) components.

I would consider ground beef less processed than that, since it does not require a detox step (though it may be wise to cook it before consumption)

Ground beef is absolutely not "less processed" than nuts.

Processing means stuff being added and/or removed. Cows, or as they are euphamistically known as "beef", have all sorts of vitamins, growth hormones and other disgusting shit (often literally) added to their diet and bodies. It also has to be cooked, usually in oil, which generates even more Maillard reaction, and thus cancers, etc.

Almost all animal products can be considered ultra-high processed. It's on an entirely different level than whole fruits and vegetables.

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