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Jacket Potato's?

rhiannecampbell
rhiannecampbell Posts: 3
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi Guys,

Do you weight your potato before or after cooking it? As iv'e noticed there is a big difference??

Thanks

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  • Andyblood
    Andyblood Posts: 9 Member
    Now this is a very good question. I hope someone comes up with the answer soon.
  • janemem
    janemem Posts: 575 Member
    There is a difference because the baked potato will weigh less once cooked than it did raw due to the loss of moisture but it will still contain the same amount of calories so I don't think it makes any difference to your calorific intake if you weigh and log as a raw potato or weigh it after cooking and log that value.
    That's my understanding anyway but I have been known to be wrong. ;-)
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