Pistachios

LilacDreamer
LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
edited December 2024 in Food and Nutrition
Perhaps this is a weird question, but I've never been much of a nut person until the last year or so.

When weighing pistachios..do you weigh them in the shell, or after they are shelled?

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  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    bump :)
  • cordianet
    cordianet Posts: 534 Member
    Either. I think MFP has them listed both ways.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    Either. I think MFP has them listed both ways.

    the ones I have are from a store called Aldi, the brand is southern grove. It says the serving is 28grams or 49 pieces...but there was far less than 49 pieces (which i know is an estimate). That is what made me think i was supposed to shell them and weigh them.
  • verykristin
    verykristin Posts: 40
    You can calculate it either way. Shelled pistachios are double the calories as weighing them in the shell. For example, 1/2 cup in the shell is 160 calories. 1/2 cup shelled are 320 calories. It's not necessary to weigh them if you know a few measurements.
  • Redbird99ky
    Redbird99ky Posts: 305 Member
    Depends. If you buy them in the shell, the nutrition facts are probably for in the shell.

    If you buy them sans shell (already shelled) the nutrition facts are probably for the bare nuts.

    The ones I buy (from Sam's Club) come both shelled (bare nuts) and un-shelled (in the shell), and are 160 cal/160 sodium per 1/4 cup.

    Unless you plan on eating the shells (not advisable) don't include the weight / volume of the shells in your calculations. Hope this helps. btw-they're better (IMO) than most other nuts.
  • mfpcopine
    mfpcopine Posts: 3,093 Member
    I use the MFP listing that does the calculation based on the number of nuts.

    Grom pistachio gelato is amazing.
  • mfp_1
    mfp_1 Posts: 516 Member
    Pistachio without shell is 562 calories per 100g.
    See the excellent USDA database:
    http://ndb.nal.usda.gov/ndb/foods/show/3747

    That's in line with most entries on this website.
    Nuts are calorie dense so weigh them if you can. Volume measures aren't accurate.
  • LilacDreamer
    LilacDreamer Posts: 1,364 Member
    i decided to just measure out 1oz in the shell...ate them, and then weighed the shells and subtracted the weight of the shells from the weight of the nuts.
  • roachhaley
    roachhaley Posts: 978 Member
    There are different calorie counts for shelled and unshelled. Just use which one is appropriate.
  • clehman71
    clehman71 Posts: 139 Member
    I purchase shelled ones and I weigh according to the package and log them that way. :smile:
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