is this a reasonable way to calculate the calories in this dish?
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mkakids
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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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sounds ok, except if the label shows next to no fat it's already a "drained" set of data.0
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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?0
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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.0 -
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.0
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