Weigh before or after cooking?

erosemiller314 · January 2021

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.

erosemiller314 · January 2021

I am assuming it is weigh 4 oz raw, but I wanted to verify. Thanks!

sugaraddict4321 · January 2021

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?

erosemiller314 · January 2021

Excellent article! Thank you so much! That was very helpful!

KickassAmazon76 · January 2021

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!

Weigh before or after cooking?

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