Baked potatoes lose moisture in the cooking process, and therefore weigh less than they do raw or boiled. As a result, they appear to be higher in calories for the same weight: 100g of baked potato has significantly less water content than 100g of raw or boiled potato. 1 апр. 2018 г.
Do you weigh potatoes before or after cooking?
I always count the raw calories since it's easier to weigh the food before I cook it, but the calories are often not the same in raw and cooked food. For example, a jacket potato may weigh 300g raw, and 220g cooked.
How much does 100g potato weigh when boiled?
When brought to a boil and then tossed in olive oil and roasted in a 450 degree oven, 100 g of potato weighed 77 g after 15 minutes and 51 g after 30 minutes. In the end the mg/g went from . 71 mg/g raw to 1.39 mg/g roasted. When boiled, the potato got heavier as it absorbed more liquid while it cooked.
Do potatoes reduce in weight when cooked?
Potatoes do shrink when cooked because they lose the water content. Uncooked potatoes are made of 21% of dry mass, (60-80% of potato mass is starch) and 79% of water. Depending on the cooking method, potatoes can lose anywhere from 2-40% of their weight.
How much does a cooked potato weigh?
Potato SizeMeasurementWeight in Gramssmall1 3/4 to 2 1/4″ diameterless than 140 gramsmedium2 1/4 to 3 1/4″ diameter140 – 280 gramslarge3 1/4 to 4 1/4″+ diametermore than 280 grams
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