Chicken breast

Markymark654321
Markymark654321 Posts: 3 Member
edited November 25 in Food and Nutrition
Hi
How is it that 1 chick breast of 3 oz has more calories than another brand?

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  • jgnatca
    jgnatca Posts: 14,464 Member
    Maybe one is injected with brine.
  • vermilionflower
    vermilionflower Posts: 29 Member
    Some on the list already have ingredients added, or come precooked with oil and things added, but if it's just plain and raw, it's 110 Cal.
  • Markymark654321
    Markymark654321 Posts: 3 Member
    It’s way over my head, how do I know which item to choose from in the list if the food item comes from a butcher with no nutricional stickers or barcodes to scan?
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    markpenniman wrote: »
    It’s way over my head, how do I know which item to choose from in the list if the food item comes from a butcher with no nutricional stickers or barcodes to scan?

    Search for "chicken breast raw USDA" then use the uncooked weight as measurement. It's about as close to an accurate estimate as you might get.
  • Markymark654321
    Markymark654321 Posts: 3 Member
    I’m getting two different readings one at 120 and the other at 172
  • jollycity
    jollycity Posts: 10 Member
    Always use the raw weight as anubis609 says. The chicken will weigh much less when cooked. Some chicken is injected with water but all chicken has a high water contect anyway. Even our muscles are 70% water.
  • anubis609
    anubis609 Posts: 3,966 Member
    Markymark654321 wrote: »
    I’m getting two different readings one at 120 and the other at 172

    You can adjust the weight based on g or oz, depending on your preference. Even if there's a 52kcal difference between the two, it's not the absolute deal breaker of the century. If you want some leeway, choose the higher calorie version that way it's a bit of an overestimate of your daily intake. Again, these are all estimates in the long run. What's more important is that you're choosing to eat whole food.

    As you gain experience in your tracking, you'll learn to be a bit better at choosing an appropriate food item in the database.
  • xhunter561
    xhunter561 Posts: 77 Member
    Markymark654321 wrote: »
    Hi
    How is it that 1 chick breast of 3 oz has more calories than another brand?

    if your talking about from companies it might be they add something to it that they were forced to disclose before sending it out. like when it comes to hams which have things added to them. Some companies will add something that have a slight more calories then the original item. either that or depending on the source they got there nutrition information from it could be something as simple as that.
  • DomesticKat
    DomesticKat Posts: 565 Member
    edited March 2018
    If it doesn't have added solution then boneless, skinless chicken breast would be 120 calories per 100 grams. You can always double check entries on the USDA food database website and create your own entry.
  • Maxxitt
    Maxxitt Posts: 1,281 Member
    In addition to some chicken being injected with stuff, some of the entries are just wrong. I check with the USDA food data base when in doubt.
  • lemurcat12
    lemurcat12 Posts: 30,886 Member
    Markymark654321 wrote: »
    I’m getting two different readings one at 120 and the other at 172

    The ones I see are chicken breast, meat only, raw, which is 120 cal for 100 g, and chicken breast, meat only, cooked, which is 165 cal for 100 g. If you are getting a higher number, maybe it's not a USDA entry or it has skin or is not a breast.

    The key -- and I see many doing this wrong -- is that if you weigh it cooked you must use the cooked entry or you undercount calories (and protein). Some seem to think 3 oz = 3 oz cooked, but it doesn't -- when cooked 3 oz (or 100 g) is going to be smaller (but have the same number of calories). If the entry/package information does not specify, it is a raw weight.

    But I would never use any entry that is not either from the precise package I'm using (and I never get chicken that has a package with calorie information) OR the USDA option (and ideally check the USDA site).
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