How cooking food changes the weight by @the.perfectdiet‼️ - Tag a friend who could use this info💡 - The change of weight when cooking food is actually quite an essential topic, but rarely gets spoken about on social media accounts, so save this post and share it with your friends. Firstly, it’s important to note that nutrition labels refer to raw weight unless you’re buying food that is already cooked. Some foods gain weight after cooking, others lose weight. Let’s start of with meat. Generally, meat will lose around 25% of its weight once cooked. For example, chicken loses up 50g. When boiling food, it absorbs water and therefor increases weight. Labels on pasta and rice will always refer to the raw weight, unless you’re buying pasta and rice that’s already cooked. Note that none of these conversions are exact, but are here to serve you as guides. To make sure you track as accurate as possible, aim to weigh your food raw. https://www.instagram.com/p/CIJWmCdjS7z/?igshid=18umw27i8wf74