is this a reasonable way to calculate the calories in this dish?

mkakids
mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
I have a recipe that calls for an entire jar of hot giardinera, drained (its packed in oil). If I take the calorie count from the entire jar, minus the calories) of the drained oil (by weight), will that be accurate?

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  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    sounds ok, except if the label shows next to no fat it's already a "drained" set of data.
  • tkillion810
    tkillion810 Posts: 591 Member
    I wouldn't worry about subtracting out what you are draining. I would assume some of that oil has soaked into the food. If you have the option next time can you get it not packed in oil?
  • mkakids
    mkakids Posts: 1,913 Member
    It only comes packed in oil, and the label is definitely not showing a drained nutrition.

    I do worry about the extra calories.....its about 3/4c oil. Thats hundreds of calories.
  • chouflour
    chouflour Posts: 193 Member
    That seems perfectly reasonable. It would be easy to see if there was any water or other non-miscible liquid in the oil, and you've clearly removed a verifiable amount.
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