Ground beef and minced beef are essentially the same thing. It is called minced meat in countries like Australia, New Zealand, and the United Kingdom. In some countries, ground beef is also referred to as hamburger. Often ground meat is made from meat with additional ingredients that are put through a meat grinder. Minced meat is made from 100% meat and is sometimes chopped or prepared in a food processor. Its texture is more coarse than ground meat. The color of minced meat is often darker because it is made from a single meat.