Confused about calories in a hamburger patty

tracefan

I went to the butcher bought hamburger patties. they were each 8oz.. but when I try to find the calories.. it says when it's cooked it's 6oz is this true.. the calories are all different.. some say 640 calories others 420 calories.. that's a big difference. HELP. I put it over lettuce no bun

lemurcat12

You need to know what percentage fat they are.

USDA:

8 oz beef, ground, 70% lean, 30% fat, raw = 750 calories

8 oz beef, ground, 90% lean, 10% fat, raw = 398 calories

There are numerous other possibilities. You can check on them at http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods or simply search for the entries that look like the ones I gave.

MelaniaTrump

Strange, the first thing I ask for is for a special fat percentage. If you don't ask, you could end up with 50/50 meat at a good price.

tracefan

ok thanks Hubby bought them I'll check next time for sure.

tracefan

For now to be safe I'll go with higher calories.

try2again

I've often wondered if the info on hamburger is what you actually consume. When you cook it, much of the fat cooks out, so wouldn't that reduce the calories? Or when you go by the cooked weight, does that account for the loss due to cooking?

alyssagb1

JanetYellen wrote: »

Strange, the first thing I ask for is for a special fat percentage. If you don't ask, you could end up with 50/50 meat at a good price.

Ewww. I accidentally purchased 70/30 once and it was gross. I couldn't imagine 50/50 hamburger.

CincyNeid

try2again wrote: »

I've often wondered if the info on hamburger is what you actually consume. When you cook it, much of the fat cooks out, so wouldn't that reduce the calories? Or when you go by the cooked weight, does that account for the loss due to cooking?

Typically the Macros posted on the packaged are pre-cooked macros. As far as when you cook it some of the fat and grease drain out. While that is true it depends on how you cook it that depends on how much drains out. Are you pan cooking it, are you use a George Foreman grill, are you cooking over an open fire? that depends on you. But the macos are still going to stay for the most part. Calories only come from three places Protein, Fat, and Sugars. Which is why the purity of the mean is so important as mentioned above. Since the protein and fat levels will be different.

try2again

mjneidlinger wrote: »

try2again wrote: »

I've often wondered if the info on hamburger is what you actually consume. When you cook it, much of the fat cooks out, so wouldn't that reduce the calories? Or when you go by the cooked weight, does that account for the loss due to cooking?

Typically the Macros posted on the packaged are pre-cooked macros. As far as when you cook it some of the fat and grease drain out. While that is true it depends on how you cook it that depends on how much drains out. Are you pan cooking it, are you use a George Foreman grill, are you cooking over an open fire? that depends on you. But the macos are still going to stay for the most part. Calories only come from three places Protein, Fat, and Sugars. Which is why the purity of the mean is so important as mentioned above. Since the protein and fat levels will be different.

Thank you for your reply. I'm thinking about how, when pan frying, I will typically have at least 1/3 cup fat that gets drained off, and since fat is the most calorie dense of the macros that maybe it significantly affects the calories?

agthorn

alyssagb1 wrote: »

JanetYellen wrote: »

Strange, the first thing I ask for is for a special fat percentage. If you don't ask, you could end up with 50/50 meat at a good price.

Ewww. I accidentally purchased 70/30 once and it was gross. I couldn't imagine 50/50 hamburger.

If you're going to use it in something like tacos or spaghetti sauce, you can drain it and rinse it with hot water in a colander after it's cooked it's basically the same as 90/10 after that.