Weigh before or after cooking?
erosemiller314
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I have these Denver Steaks in my freezer. It says a 4oz portion is 230 calories. Does that mean weigh out 4 oz raw, then I cook it or cook the steaks and then weigh out 4 oz of cooked steak?
The label doesn't specify.
The label doesn't specify.
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I am assuming it is weigh 4 oz raw, but I wanted to verify. Thanks!0
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I'd say raw. In my experience most American labels will specify when they mean cooked. Here's an article about it too, in case it helps:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/lifestyle/home/qanda-are-meat-nutrition-labels-based-on-raw-or-cooked-weight/2014/02/04/b6f5e2b4-89c0-11e3-916e-e01534b1e132_story.html
I'm not sure about other countries, maybe some other folks can weigh in?3 -
Excellent article! Thank you so much! That was very helpful!1
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Yeah... Bacon is one example. Raw it's like 180 cals for 2 slices, but cooked, it's like 1/3 that amount.
Ditto for spaghetti.
I used to significantly over estimate both before I realized that!0
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