How do you accurately measure beans?

alexastoutxo

So I have a can of simple truth kidney beans and the serving size is 130 grams for 110 calories but the can also contains water with the beans so does the water account for the weight as well? Or would it be more accurate to drain the water out and then weight the beans to get 130 grams? I tried it both ways and got a different amount of beans for both tries so I'm not sure which is the most accurate way?

ccsernica

Drained. That's how you'd use them in a dish.

janejellyroll

Drain them. Weigh them. Log the weight.

suryoyo85

janejellyroll wrote: »

Drain them. Weigh them. Log the weight.

Exactly !

Francl27

I drain them, but the nutrition information doesn't specify 'drained' so I'm not sure it's actually accurate.

bethany_rose8

I measure using cups after draining for that reason

bethany_rose8

Or use half a can for example and log that

rileysowner

It would be the weight drained. At worse the difference would be quite small, far less than the natural variations from bean to bean due to different growing conditions.

cross2bear

Drain them - you dont consume the water. The instructions for every recipe I have seen using beans is to drain them first. Even if you DO consume the liquid, its water, so no additionally calories but will affect the weight of a serving so you would get fewer beans with the liquid than if you drain them.

AnvilHead

janejellyroll wrote: »

Drain them. Weigh them. Log the weight.

^ This.