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Confused about Calories

KiwiMiwi93
KiwiMiwi93 Posts: 10 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
When reading nutrition labels I sometimes get confused and begin to doubt myself regarding dry beans(chickpeas, black beans, pinto beans , etc). When the back of the bag reads: 170 calories per 1/4 cup are they referring to dry or cooked beans? Lastly, how many calories would be in 1/4 cup of chick peas? Thank-you!

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  • Hendrix7
    Hendrix7 Posts: 1,903 Member
    it's always dry weight unless is specifies otherwise.
  • SuffolkSally
    SuffolkSally Posts: 964 Member
    On a bag of dry beans it means dried weight. On cans it usually gives calories for drained weight.
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