Question about USDA baked chicken in myfitness pal

adamhussain123

Hi All,

Was wondering if someone could help me with the following, i have input USDA baked chicken breast and i want to have 250 grams (this is cooked weight). I have found this in the app and it comes out as the following:

Calories 413, Fat 8.9, protein 77.6

Those macros are spot on for me but i was wondering is that entry i have found cooked or raw weight? As 250 grams cooked and 250 grams raw are 2 completely different things, and if i am basing my daily calories using this app and this entry i want to measure it right. I am assuming at the moment this USDA baked chicken breast is referring to 250 grams of cooked chicken breast but would love it if someone could confirm?


Thanks in advance

lemurcat2

To check the USDA entries, use this: https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/search/list?ds=Standard+Reference

Assuming you are talking about skinless, boneless, the right entry is: 05064, Chicken, broilers or fryers, breast, meat only, cooked, roasted (this should also be findable in the app).

The information for 250 g is: 412 cal, 77.5 g protein, 8.9 g fat, so it appears that you have the correct entry (the slight difference in numbers is likely because the USDA has updated since the USDA entry in question was added to MFP).