méat weight cooked or raw

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phoenixmed
phoenixmed Posts: 114 Member
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So i was wandering' when they say it's a 100 calories for 100g of chicken' by exemple. They are talking about the weight when it's raw or when it's cooked' because the différence is kind of Big. I bought 700g of chiken breast today and once cooked ( in the oven ) i weighted them once more and it wass 200g. Obviously they lost somme water and part of the fat melted'. So for m'y recepie for exemple do i calculateur 500 or 700g of chicken breast

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  • arditarose
    arditarose Posts: 15,575 Member
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    raw
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
    edited January 2015
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    The database has listings for both. Just enter: chicken breast - raw or chicken breast - roasted (or broiled or pan fried, or whatever). I always use the raw listing for most meats, then add any fat or whatever I use to cook it. bacon is the exception. I use the pan fried listing unless I am going to use the bacon grease for something else like hashbrowns.

    ETA: if it doesn't specify, I don't use that listing to log it.
  • phoenixmed
    phoenixmed Posts: 114 Member
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    Thank you' it's true on english i just xhecked and the database do have lots more options for chicken than they do un french ' i guess i'm gonna use more the english database. Thank you again :)
  • earlnabby
    earlnabby Posts: 8,171 Member
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    phoenixmed wrote: »
    Thank you' it's true on english i just xhecked and the database do have lots more options for chicken than they do un french ' i guess i'm gonna use more the english database. Thank you again :)

    You are welcome :)

  • ILiftHeavyAcrylics
    ILiftHeavyAcrylics Posts: 27,732 Member
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    If you're looking at the package it applies to the food as packaged, unless it specifies otherwise.

    If you're looking in the database choose the entry that matches. But I have a preference for weighing/logging meat raw because the length of time you cook it can change its weight substantially while the calories stay the same.

    For example, if I cook a 4 oz (raw) chicken breast for 20 minutes it'll then weigh 3 oz. If I cook it another 10 minutes it might weigh 2.5 oz because it's dried out, but the calories will stay the same. It's usually more accurate to weigh it raw.

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