why such a difference ?

bosanka

when i look up ' onion raw " - for a cup of raw onion it's about 70-80 kcl
if i say i " sauteed it' meaning just tossed the same onion chopped in a pan for 2-3 min's to soften it.. the database has a record of " 1 cup of sauteed onion " 460 kcls !? Why ?
it's not like you make it swim in oil.. you can toss it and just " spray" the pan.. doesn't make sense.. an onion is an onion .. right ?

SparkleShine

HWne I do something like that I add the calories seperate. Like I would put in how much onion then seperatly put the spray or oil.

magicsonata

I have logged a raw onion and then the olive oil that I have used rather than using the sauteed option. I feel that it is more accurately tracking what I ate. But it could be the wrong way to look at it... I wonder what others have done?

Thanks for asking the question, because now I wonder if I have been doing it wrong!

kimwig

when i look up ' onion raw " - for a cup of raw onion it's about 70-80 kcl
if i say i " sauteed it' meaning just tossed the same onion chopped in a pan for 2-3 min's to soften it.. the database has a record of " 1 cup of sauteed onion " 460 kcls !? Why ?
it's not like you make it swim in oil.. you can toss it and just " spray" the pan.. doesn't make sense.. an onion is an onion .. right ?

I think it is because to normally sauté onions one uses more than just a little fat.

To deal with this, if I use onions I have sauteed I input the raw onion amount, and separately add the amount of oil I have added. Even a "quick spray" can add a teaspoon or more of oil.

ObviousIndigo

I do the same thing! With any veggies that i sautee. I also add in seperately when doing mashed potatoes because I use very little milk and no butter:)

MzBug

Also when you cook that cup of onions (with or without oil) you are cooking off water weight/volume. If you put those cooked onions back into that same measuring cup you would find that you only have 1/2 to 3/4 cup. So, 1 cup of raw onions will weigh less than 1 cup of cooked onions no matter how you cook them.