Calories in cooked food...

hadley0910
hadley0910 Posts: 91 Member
edited September 29 in Food and Nutrition
This may sound like a crazy question but I am going to ask it anyway. I know the nutrient value of foods can change when they are cooked but what about calories? For example, if I boil a potato in water with a little salt, wouldn't the end result just be the amount of calories in the potato? I looked up a boiled potato in the database and it had a crazy high calorie count, but a typical potato only has appx. 110 calories... what gives?

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  • rupicola
    rupicola Posts: 9
    My safest bet is to weigh the raw vegetables and to calculate the calories for that exact amount of grams. One typical potato can differ quite a bit (100 gram vs. 300 gram), and the same goes for all other fruit and vegetables.
    I don't believe it has something to do with being raw or boiled, it's just knowing the exact weight.
  • hadley0910
    hadley0910 Posts: 91 Member
    Thanks!
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