Calories in meat joints with bone

Dulcevika
Dulcevika Posts: 3 Member
edited February 14 in Food and Nutrition
Hi all,

When a label, in my case from a leg of lamb, states the calories and nutrients per 100g, it certainly relates to the weight of the meat only and not the whole joint. Correct?

So, if I buy a leg of lamb and it weighs 2 kg with the bone, do I need to subtract the weight of the bone to calculate the calories?

Thanks a lot!

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  • cwsreddy
    cwsreddy Posts: 998 Member
    Yeah you do, sadly.

    Or you could just eat the bone! I usually save my bones and make bone broth that I then use as stocks for soups and stews. Mmmmm all that glucosamine and chondritoin.
  • Dulcevika
    Dulcevika Posts: 3 Member
    Thanks! I de-bone my lamb for the recipe I was asking about but I didn't want to underestimate the amount of calories in it by weighing the meat only.
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