How do I log homemade chips?

00mid
00mid Posts: 79 Member
edited November 12 in Food and Nutrition
I'm not sure how many calories because of the oil. How many extra calories should I add onto the potato?

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  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    I would weigh the raw potato, then weigh the finished chips. The difference should be the oil absorbed. It won't be exact because some moisture boils away during frying, but it is the closest you can get. Also, compare your results to database listings for restaurant chips and see how close you are. If it is reasonable close, us the higher of the two.
  • 00mid
    00mid Posts: 79 Member
    earlnabby wrote: »
    I would weigh the raw potato, then weigh the finished chips. The difference should be the oil absorbed. It won't be exact because some moisture boils away during frying, but it is the closest you can get. Also, compare your results to database listings for restaurant chips and see how close you are. If it is reasonable close, us the higher of the two.

    I'm eating this over my sisters so I won't have a scales in reach,unfortunately! I should've added that to my post!so not only will I be guessing how much potato but also how much oil. Do you have any idea how many calories it would roughly be for the oil?
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    00mid wrote: »
    earlnabby wrote: »
    I would weigh the raw potato, then weigh the finished chips. The difference should be the oil absorbed. It won't be exact because some moisture boils away during frying, but it is the closest you can get. Also, compare your results to database listings for restaurant chips and see how close you are. If it is reasonable close, us the higher of the two.

    I'm eating this over my sisters so I won't have a scales in reach,unfortunately! I should've added that to my post!so not only will I be guessing how much potato but also how much oil. Do you have any idea how many calories it would roughly be for the oil?

    No clue. Why don't you google "how much oil gets absorbed when you fry potatoes?"

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