SO CONFUSED about cooked vs raw meat calories

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IdcShrimp
IdcShrimp Posts: 71
edited February 23 in Food and Nutrition
i know its been said before but i can't get a straight answer from any other threads...

today i tried to make turkey burgers from ground turkey, it was Shady Brook Farms Ground Turkey 85% lean 15% fat (I didn't buy it my mom did, I wouldn't use this stuff because I hate the taste of ground meat in general) and it says 240 cals per 4 oz serving!

UM WHAT? Is that a yield after cooking? I sure as hell hope so, cause thats a lot of calories for 4 oz of meat that would totally shrink when grilled and then be an unsatisfying hunk of sadness.

but to my knowledge, this is a raw measurement and they mean 4 oz uncooked. but, online, i see the same product (Shady Brook) clocked in for like 120 per 4 oz...so did they just change the label to represent yield after cooking for 240 cals or did my mom just buy super fatty gross ground meat? I ended up eating chicken because for 5 whole oz cooked i can get 230 cals! So why taste something like ground meat if i don't like it and it's really no better than my lean chicken breast...

anyone know about the label nonsense?

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  • Alatariel75
    Alatariel75 Posts: 19,105 Member
    The packet will generally have the raw calories, as they don't know how you will cook it and how long it's cooked changes the calories per weight. 85/15 is pretty high fat ground meat, so I wouldn't be totally shocked if the packet is correct.
  • kgeyser
    kgeyser Posts: 22,505 Member
    I believe it, my 90/10 burgers of ground beef are 200 calories for 4 oz. 240 sounds about right for 85/15.
  • IdcShrimp
    IdcShrimp Posts: 71
    I believe it, my 90/10 burgers of ground beef are 200 calories for 4 oz. 240 sounds about right for 85/15.

    damn. she really screwed me with that one. i asked her to get the 99% lean and she whined and said "But it's so dry!"

    Well...too bad, Mom. That's not what I asked for and I'm not pumping fatty meat that tastes like cafeteria sausage into my body if i don't want to. Oh well, guess I'll have my yummy chicken breast tomorrow, too!
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