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Maizena/ Cornflour porridge nutritional facts (Spanish type)

Imanido
Imanido Posts: 186 Member
edited January 5 in Food and Nutrition
Hello, we have from time to time at home what we call "Papas de maizena" (or cornflour porridge) it is a spanish popular recipe. It is basically warm milk to what you add a couple of tbspoons of cornflour until it thickens (custard-like), you can add 1 teaspoon of sugar/sweetener or a bit of cinammon. I am checking around and I cannot find reliable information, the package doesn't have any kind of nutritional information about calories per tbspoon, or 100 gr., carbs or anything. Does anyone has any idea of where I could find something reliable, I always have big trouble login it, as info around is so opposite. Is it measured by spoon of flour (before cooking), does it change once it is cooked and thickened?

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  • Joanitude
    Joanitude Posts: 171 Member
    I would use the recipe feature - put in the recipe and let MFP do the math

    http://www.myfitnesspal.com/recipe/box
  • Imanido
    Imanido Posts: 186 Member
    There is no recipe, I don't even have the nutritional info from the pack, as the pack itself doesn't have it. The brand is BART cornflour ( I guess any cornflour would be similar). Most of the times it is used to thicken sauce, we use it in Spain to make a kind of cornflour porridge thickening the milk with a couple of tablespoons.
  • Susantuti
    Susantuti Posts: 168 Member
    I love maizena!
    Found this online, not sure what the conversion of grams per tblspns is though.

    http://www.mamene.co.uk/food_items/view/117845
  • LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo
    LaMujerMasBonitaDelMundo Posts: 3,634 Member
    I have no idea but my grandmother used to make that for us when we were young & its really yummy. Maybe you can just use the generic-cornflour specified then add in the milk & other ingredients.
  • pepeleo
    pepeleo Posts: 48 Member
    Here is a link to a good site where you can get the Nutritional info on many different items. Enjoy!
    http://nutritiondata.self.com/
  • Imanido
    Imanido Posts: 186 Member
    I love maizena!
    Found this online, not sure what the conversion of grams per tblspns is though.

    http://www.mamene.co.uk/food_items/view/117845

    Thanks I think I will use this one, measurement by grams or not is fine by me. I think I will just add the ingredients separate. I always had the idea that this recipe would be so heavy in calories, but it doesn't seem to be that bad after all.
  • Imanido
    Imanido Posts: 186 Member
    I have no idea but my grandmother used to make that for us when we were young & its really yummy. Maybe you can just use the generic-cornflour specified then add in the milk & other ingredients.
    Definitely yummy, it is my comfort food of a winter night since I was a child. (Not giving it that much chance now, though). I was actually thinking of adding everything separate, at the end of the day I actually add half water, half milk to the recipe.
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