Meat Nutrition: Frozen, Thawed, Cooked, Bones?

rrrufty

Do you log meats according to the weight straight out of the package? Or the thawed weight? Or the cooked weight?

I've always logged the raw weight, but it never occured to me 'til recently to account for the difference between frozen/thawed, and the difference with/without bones.

For example: I just bought a 10-lb bag of raw frozen chicken wing sections from Costco. I weighed out 28oz to eat for a meal.

FROZEN WEIGHT: 28oz
THAWED WEIGHT: 25oz
COOKED WEIGHT: 12oz (!?!? wtf??)
WEIGHT AFTER BONES REMOVED: 9.5oz

To which of these numbers does the nutritional label refer?

husseycd

I know this is an old thread, but I'm reviving it because I have the same question and firmly belive in the search function.

Anyone know? I bought some frozen chicken thighs from Trader Joe's and the frozen weight equates to calories that seem a bit high. My guess is meat should be weighed raw. Difficult when you cook straight from frozen...

I wouldn't worry about it too much, but it can add up to a couple hundred calories. In my daily budget that's quite a bit. I mean, it's a glass and a half of wine. :drinker:

avskk

Caloric measurements of meat refer to the meat's weight when raw and thawed, unless the package specifies otherwise.