Measuring Ground Beef

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fredf2104
fredf2104 Posts: 1 Member
in Food and Nutrition

hi All,


when measuring ground beef is the quantity logged pre cooked or after cooking.


Thanks,


Fred

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  • DiscusTank5
    DiscusTank5 Posts: 795 Member

    Either way works. If you start with a pound of raw beef and make 4 burgers, you'll know you used about 4 ounces raw meat in each. Or you could weigh the grilled burger on a food scale in grams for the greatest accuracy.

  • nossmf
    nossmf Posts: 14,574 Member

    The nutrition label on the hamburger package assumes pre-cooked, which is why 80% and 90% hamburger have different nutritional values since the percentage of fat to protein is different. After cooking and removing the grease (melted fat), they are pretty similar.

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