Why would this roast pork double in protein?

November_Fire
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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?
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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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 accurate0
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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 yetI 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...0 -
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.0 -
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!0
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