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why such a difference ?

bosanka
bosanka Posts: 336 Member
edited September 2024 in Food and Nutrition
when i look up ' onion raw " - for a cup of raw onion it's about 70-80 kcl
if i say i " sauteed it' meaning just tossed the same onion chopped in a pan for 2-3 min's to soften it.. the database has a record of " 1 cup of sauteed onion " 460 kcls !? Why ?
it's not like you make it swim in oil.. you can toss it and just " spray" the pan.. doesn't make sense.. an onion is an onion .. right ?

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  • SparkleShine
    SparkleShine Posts: 2,001 Member
    HWne I do something like that I add the calories seperate. Like I would put in how much onion then seperatly put the spray or oil.
  • magicsonata
    magicsonata Posts: 15 Member
    I have logged a raw onion and then the olive oil that I have used rather than using the sauteed option. I feel that it is more accurately tracking what I ate. But it could be the wrong way to look at it... I wonder what others have done?

    Thanks for asking the question, because now I wonder if I have been doing it wrong! :D
  • kimwig
    kimwig Posts: 164
    when i look up ' onion raw " - for a cup of raw onion it's about 70-80 kcl
    if i say i " sauteed it' meaning just tossed the same onion chopped in a pan for 2-3 min's to soften it.. the database has a record of " 1 cup of sauteed onion " 460 kcls !? Why ?
    it's not like you make it swim in oil.. you can toss it and just " spray" the pan.. doesn't make sense.. an onion is an onion .. right ?
    I think it is because to normally sauté onions one uses more than just a little fat.

    To deal with this, if I use onions I have sauteed I input the raw onion amount, and separately add the amount of oil I have added. Even a "quick spray" can add a teaspoon or more of oil.
  • ObviousIndigo
    ObviousIndigo Posts: 382 Member
    I do the same thing! With any veggies that i sautee. I also add in seperately when doing mashed potatoes because I use very little milk and no butter:)
  • MzBug
    MzBug Posts: 2,173 Member
    Also when you cook that cup of onions (with or without oil) you are cooking off water weight/volume. If you put those cooked onions back into that same measuring cup you would find that you only have 1/2 to 3/4 cup. So, 1 cup of raw onions will weigh less than 1 cup of cooked onions no matter how you cook them.
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