How many calories in 3 table spoons of self rising flour?

Cloudborn
Cloudborn Posts: 43 Member
edited November 2024 in Food and Nutrition
All of the food journal suggestions are ridiculous. Some even saying 100cal per 1tbs (so 300 cal). Other external websites say 28cal per tbs. I really don't know whats right and wrong and since there's such a huge difference between those two numbers id like to get it clarified, please.

So any bakers out there, please help!

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  • ktekc
    ktekc Posts: 879 Member
    Weigh it instead of using tablespoons and use the usda entry. Thats what i do.
  • JeromeBarry1
    JeromeBarry1 Posts: 10,179 Member
    edited July 2017
    ^that^ For instance, https://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/201883?manu=&fgcd=&ds= is the search for a locally popular brand of self-rising flour.

    Since 'cups' are essentially meaningless, use grams. Use a scale to get grams.

    If you must convert cups to grams or vice versa, use www.convertunits.com
  • TeaBea
    TeaBea Posts: 14,517 Member
    Gold Medal, 0.25 Cup, 100 calories

    King Arthur Self-Rising Flour, 0.25 Cup, 100 calories

    Pillsbury Best, 0.25 cup, 100 calories

    1/4 cup = 4 TBL - so 75 calories.

    From Bon Appetit A cup of flour measured in volume, for example, can vary as much as five ounces—an amount that can mean the difference between buttery and flaky—and dense and cakey.
  • Cloudborn
    Cloudborn Posts: 43 Member
    Thanks guys! I appreciate all the answers, you guys are great.
  • Verdenal
    Verdenal Posts: 625 Member
    Don't forget that even an accurate estimate for the brand is just an estimate. By law, estimates can be off by several percentage points.
  • CattOfTheGarage
    CattOfTheGarage Posts: 2,745 Member
    Weight is a far better measure for flour, it varies massively in how tightly packed it can be.
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