How can that be?!

vabrewer33
vabrewer33 Posts: 185
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
1/2 cup of fresh green beans is more calories than 1 cup of beans from a can but waaayyy lower sodium content....why do fresh vegetables have more calories than canned???

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  • ChristiH4000
    ChristiH4000 Posts: 531 Member
    Bump - I'm curious about this too.
  • psiren28
    psiren28 Posts: 530 Member
    Hmmmm... maybe more water in the canned ones? That's all I can think of.
  • christy_frank
    christy_frank Posts: 680 Member
    Because when they can them, they suck all their nutrients out of them.
  • misscristie
    misscristie Posts: 643 Member
    There are a gazillion incorrect entries in the MFP Food database. You probably found one. Look it up on Calorie King or something for both.
  • GasMasterFlash
    GasMasterFlash Posts: 2,206 Member
    Where are you getting these numbers?

    From the MFP database...

    Beans - Snap, green, cooked, boiled, drained, without salt
    1 cup
    Calories: 44
    Sodium: 1 mg

    Del Monte - Cut Green Beans Canned
    1 cup
    Calories: 40
    Sodium: 680 mg

    Are you concerned about 4 calories? It's well within the margin of error.
  • jameskane
    jameskane Posts: 35
    well its one of 2 things
    A) the veggies are cooked slightly before canning i know they do this with frozen, not sure about canned but if they so the cooking process loses nutrience
    B) the beaens are most likely packed in some sort of liquid (most likely water) and this will leach out nutrience)

    as far as the salt. salt is a very popular preservative and it also makes them taste better, thats why they use salt. not to say beans need salt to taste good, but after the canning process the salt does help

    hope that helps
  • 10KEyes
    10KEyes Posts: 250 Member
    Or if you use the mobile app, scan the barcode and compare labels (for the can anyway). I wouldn't think the calories would be any different, just the sodium.
  • runnercheryl
    runnercheryl Posts: 1,314 Member
    Yep, I thought about this the other day. I usually eat frozen peas. Picked up a can from the store because I had no space in my freezer for frozen, and it was a similar sized portion but FAR lower in calories. I agree that it'll be the removal of nutrients - my freshly frozen peas are always crisp, fresh and bright green. The canned ones were a kind of dark, muddy green - looked far less appetising!
  • wftiger
    wftiger Posts: 1,283 Member
    No they do not lose their nutrients.

    http://www.smdisteel.org/~/media/Files/SMDI/Containers/Container - UC Davis Executive Summary.ashx
  • Ibelievenme2
    Ibelievenme2 Posts: 96 Member
    1/2 cup of fresh green beans is more calories than 1 cup of beans from a can but waaayyy lower sodium content....why do fresh vegetables have more calories than canned???
    You have to compare the facts on MFP web. When you log your food click on the blue nutrient fact before submitting. You will be amazed at how different the numbers are for the same food. You also can list the food yourself. There are only 25 calories in 3/4 cup of fresh green beans. My information is from http://www.livestrong.com. Always check your labels to the MFP. When you find one that is correct don't forget to click yes to confirm.
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