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Why would this roast pork double in protein?

November_Fire
November_Fire Posts: 165 Member
edited February 20 in Health and Weight Loss
Is there a typo here I'm missing, or is pork magic?
http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=256565146

The text on my packet also says that 250g raw fillet, once roasted, shrinks to about 150g. OK. That I can accept. But how did its protein content more than double? 22g when it's 250g and raw, then when it's 150g and roasted it's suddenly 46.8g?

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  • _Zardoz_
    _Zardoz_ Posts: 3,987 Member
    Because as it reduced in size the protein will be concentrated in a smaller volume of pig. You should really enter things into your diary raw as it's more accurate
  • November_Fire
    November_Fire Posts: 165 Member
    Because as it reduced in size the protein will be concentrated in a smaller volume of pig. You should really enter things into your diary raw as it's more accurate

    I haven't eaten it yet :) I was planning the day. It generally does get logged raw as I log self-entered recipes.

    OK, thanks, good to know. I think. My maths ain't so hot...
  • yarwell
    yarwell Posts: 10,477 Member
    Loss of water and fat during cooking, mass of pork goes down for same protein hence higher %.

    Even then it doesn't quite add up, http://www.tesco.com/groceries/Product/Details/?id=263745286 is better at the left column is 100g not 200g and that stacks up.
  • November_Fire
    November_Fire Posts: 165 Member
    God I'm an idiot. I read the paragraph about 250g and shrinkage and thought the first column said 250g and it doesn't it says 100g...

    *headdesk

    This is the most mathematical endeavour I have ever performed since my maths GCSE!
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