jacket potatoes in microwave calories?

rebeccalesaux
rebeccalesaux Posts: 1 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Guys,
How do you measure your jacket/baked potatoes in the microwave. I just put a 400g raw spud in the microwave and it weighed 285g after it was cooked.
The calories are different. Which do I put in my diary? Thanks!

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  • janejellyroll
    janejellyroll Posts: 25,763 Member
    When I eat potatoes, I log the uncooked weight (using an entry for raw potato). The weight that is lost is mostly water, so the raw weight is more accurate.
  • cwolfman13
    cwolfman13 Posts: 41,865 Member
    use the raw weight...it didn't lose calories by being cooked, it lost water.
  • taco_inspector
    taco_inspector Posts: 7,223 Member
    rebeccalesaux wrote: »
    Hi Guys,
    How do you measure your jacket/baked potatoes in the microwave. I just put a 400g raw spud in the microwave and it weighed 285g after it was cooked.
    The calories are different. Which do I put in my diary? Thanks!

    The US Department of Agriculture Agricultural Research Service National Nutrient Database for Standard Reference may be just what you need when you're looking for some clarification.

    This link provides details for an uncooked potato (you'll prolly want to be more specific about what kind of potato and how it's been prepared in your searches). https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3080



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