brown rice

ptheledge
ptheledge Posts: 5
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
hi, i have been tracking my food for a couple of months now and eat a lot of brown rice, but today i bought some rice and it said that in 75g of uncooked rice their is about 180g of rice cooked obviously this is because the water has soaked into the rice, so is their more carbs in the rice after its been cooked or does it stay the same, or for example say if im gonna eat 75g of rice do i need to weigh it after its cooked to 75g or before i cook it, i fear i may have been taking in more carbs from the rice, please someone clear this up for me, thanks

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  • rmhand
    rmhand Posts: 1,067 Member
    Most measurements are for an uncooked product.
  • ptheledge
    ptheledge Posts: 5
    so if i measure out 75g of uncooked rice will the carbs stay the same after its been cooked
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    when a food (like rice/pasta) absorbs water, it doesn't 'gain' any extra carbs/calories (unless you cook in broth). The volume changes, the calories don't.
  • ptheledge
    ptheledge Posts: 5
    i thoughtthat too but when i search for the food on here the carbs are different to the rice being uncooked to cooked
  • WickedGarden
    WickedGarden Posts: 944 Member
    1/2 cup of uncooked rice will cook up to a 1 cup volume, 1 cup of uncooked makes 2 cups cooked

    are you using the right conversion? I also wouldn't *fully trust* the nutrition info on here, it is entered by users, and I have found several mistakes calorie wise.
  • gshoemaker06
    gshoemaker06 Posts: 264 Member
    i thoughtthat too but when i search for the food on here the carbs are different to the rice being uncooked to cooked

    Occasionally some rice products will recommend adding a tablespoon of oil, some salt, or some butter to the boiling water. If you're just boiling with water the only thing that is changing is the volume/weight. It's all physical changes, no chemical reactions.
  • ptheledge
    ptheledge Posts: 5
    how i do it is i weigh ut the amount i want when its uncooked then cooked it and eat it, it says on the nutrition label typical values (as consumed) per 100g 21 carbs so does as consumed mean when its uncooked
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    hi, i have been tracking my food for a couple of months now and eat a lot of brown rice, but today i bought some rice and it said that in 75g of uncooked rice their is about 180g of rice cooked obviously this is because the water has soaked into the rice, so is their more carbs in the rice after its been cooked or does it stay the same, or for example say if im gonna eat 75g of rice do i need to weigh it after its cooked to 75g or before i cook it, i fear i may have been taking in more carbs from the rice, please someone clear this up for me, thanks

    Weigh it before you cook it.

    After you cook it, all you've added is water which has no carbs in it.
  • 126siany
    126siany Posts: 1,386 Member
    how i do it is i weigh ut the amount i want when its uncooked then cooked it and eat it, it says on the nutrition label typical values (as consumed) per 100g 21 carbs so does as consumed mean when its uncooked

    "As consumed" would mean after it's cooked.
  • ptheledge
    ptheledge Posts: 5
    how i do it is i weigh ut the amount i want when its uncooked then cooked it and eat it, it says on the nutrition label typical values (as consumed) per 100g 21 carbs so does as consumed mean when its uncooked

    "As consumed" would mean after it's cooked.

    thank you
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