Help.... measuring Orzo

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Sunshine6909
Sunshine6909 Posts: 108 Member
edited June 2017 in Food and Nutrition
MFP says 84gms of Orzo RISCOSSA (pasta) is 1,247kj per 84gms. Is that 84gms cooked or raw?

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  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    Do you have a packet with the nutritional information? It should say on there, and then you can confirm the database info..
  • Sunshine6909
    Sunshine6909 Posts: 108 Member
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    It says the same but again doesn't say if thats raw or cooked. I wondered the same thing with rice too.
  • Sunshine6909
    Sunshine6909 Posts: 108 Member
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    Says .. serving is 84gms
  • SLLeask
    SLLeask Posts: 489 Member
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    It is usually raw weight as it soaks up different amounts of water during cooking depending on whether you have it al-dente or not.
  • Sunshine6909
    Sunshine6909 Posts: 108 Member
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    SLLeask wrote: »
    It is usually raw weight as it soaks up different amounts of water during cooking depending on whether you have it al-dente or not.

    Awesome. Thank you! :-)
  • livingleanlivingclean
    livingleanlivingclean Posts: 11,752 Member
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    Sunshine6909 wrote: »
    It says the same but again doesn't say if thats raw or cooked. I wondered the same thing with rice too.

    Rice is generally raw.

    How many serves are in the pack? How heavy is the pack? That should confirm definitely whether it's raw or cooked...
  • malibu927
    malibu927 Posts: 17,565 Member
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    Unless it states otherwise, uncooked. Once you cook the orzo it'll hold the water and you'll realize that 84 grams cooked is basically nothing.

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