How to count calories in frozen chicken wings?

I took out 4 frozen chicken wings (plain, unbreaded, uncooked wing pieces) with a total weight of 8.2 ounces in their frozen, uncooked state.

After cooking, they weighed only 3.5 ounces and the leftover bones were a total of 1 ounce.

So I had only 2.5 ounces of chicken? Where did all the weight go? Water and grease?

And how do I count the calories? The package says 200 calories in 4 ounces. Is that before or after cooking? With or without the bones?

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lucygoesrawr

echmainfit619 wrote: »

The package says 200 calories in 4 ounces. Is that before or after cooking? With or without the bones?

That's probably raw, with the bones.

RodaRose

Yes, raw: 200 calories is right -- with skin and with bone.
The USDA has a great web site for double checking calories in the data base.
http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/899?fg=&man=&lfacet=&count=&max=35&sort=&qlookup=chicken+wings+skin+on&offset=&format=Full&new=&measureby=

galgenstrick

Also. Weigh them after thawing.