Calories in eggs?

flinchyny

Why does the food database list 3 large hard-boiled eggs as having 233 calories, but list 3 large scrambled eggs as having 304 calories?

Is it assuming the eggs were scrambled in 2 pats of butter? :huh:

Or ... what?

Please help! :flowerforyou:

flinchyny

Why does the food database list 3 large hard-boiled eggs as having 233 calories, but list 3 large scrambled eggs as having 304 calories?

Is it assuming the eggs were scrambled in 2 pats of butter? :huh:

Or ... what?

Please help! :flowerforyou:

Redneckwoman

I would assume that scrambled eggs are cooked in butter. But if you cook them using Pam cooking spray, you will not be adding any calories. While I'm dieting I have been using Pam for any thing that needs to be fried. Besides it keeps food from sticking to the pan.

gggivens

The data base depends on what others enter. If their numbers are wrong, then you suffer the consequence. A lot of folks enter stuff at random, it seems. I noticed the same thing last night when tomatoes came up as 3 calories for 4 ounces.

I try to use the non-member entered items as often as I can, and don't use the cooked food calorie count. I use the raw food count and then add in the calories for whatever I may have cooked it in.

Therefore- I would count 3 eggs, raw---and if I cooked them in butter, I would count the calories for the butter that I used.

flinchyny

Thanks!

I did use the MFP entries, not user-added ones, but it makes sense to just add things raw -- though part of me was worried that the simple act of cooking foods adds calories, though that doesn't really make sense, I guess?

sassiebritches

The data base depends on what others enter. If their numbers are wrong, then you suffer the consequence. A lot of folks enter stuff at random, it seems. I noticed the same thing last night when tomatoes came up as 3 calories for 4 ounces.

I try to use the non-member entered items as often as I can, and don't use the cooked food calorie count. I use the raw food count and then add in the calories for whatever I may have cooked it in.

Therefore- I would count 3 eggs, raw---and if I cooked them in butter, I would count the calories for the butter that I used.

This is what I do. I start with everything raw......so if I do a scramble its raw eggs, raw mushrooms, raw bell peppers, raw tomatoe, raw garlic and so on. I do not use butter or cooking oil and use a Olive Oil spray very minimally if I need it.

Try the raw results and see what happens.

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stef_e_b

I just use the 70 cals per egg that it states on my carton plus the 8 cals added by my salsa. I don't use any butter just my non stick pan.