Raw vs cooked meat

bb4886
bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Hi, so my pork label says 122kcal per 100g.

When I log my pork do I log the cooked weight or the raw weight?

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  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
    Unless specified as cooked, most refers to raw meat.
  • kikicooks
    kikicooks Posts: 1,079 Member
    the label is for raw so measure it out before cooking
  • bb4886
    bb4886 Posts: 118 Member
    It weighs less when cooked.....it must loose juices etc so the raw weight is correct for the meat value regardless of the water and juice lost?
  • NewMeSM75
    NewMeSM75 Posts: 971 Member
    Yep. It will weigh less once it's cooked.
  • sammyliftsandeats
    sammyliftsandeats Posts: 2,421 Member
    You can weigh and log cooked, but you have to use a cooked entry. The thing with cooked entries is that they are going to vary more - depending on cooking style, whether or not someone used oil or anything else to cook it, but did not specify in the entry.

    Weighing and logging raw tends to yield more accurate results.
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