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Calories - Raw vs Cooked?

dainesechick
dainesechick Posts: 1
edited January 19 in Food and Nutrition
Hi everyone,

I'm just starting to record my calories and have a question that I hope some of you might be able to answer.

Does the amount of calories in a food change once it is cooked?

When I make my own home-made recipes, I want to make sure I am recording the correct amount of calories, so as long as I know the amount of calories in the raw ingredients (plus any oils used for cooking), would the finished meal have the same number of calories.

Thanks

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  • LaurenLouG
    LaurenLouG Posts: 65 Member
    I think some things do change when cooked. Maybe just search the database (or google) to see if the particular foods you're preparing have a different calorie count for cooked vs raw.
  • TheDevastator
    TheDevastator Posts: 1,626 Member
    Nutrition data has the calorie listing for most foods both raw and cooked.
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/
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