Do calorie count of raw food changes when they are cooked?

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If you have ever tried to lose weight or thought of eating clean to stay fit, you would know how important it is to keep a count of your calorie intake. Both the quantity and quality of your calories matter when trying to stay healthy. Every food item has a specific caloric value. All processed foods and beverages have specific calorie counts, calculated on the basis of products used to prepare it.

When on a mission to lose weight, we basically try to create a calorie deficit that can only be done by consuming food containing less amount of calories. You will find calorie value of a product on its packet when it is raw or uncooked but the same figure may not hold true when it is cooked. So, the major question is do calorie counts change when food is cooked? Let’s unveil this secret today.

Cooked vs. raw food

Yes, the calorie count of a food item changes when it is cooked, but the method of cooking also plays a major role in it. The calorie count alters depending on how you are cooking it – whether you are boiling it or stir-frying. For example, raw breast meat without skin contains 136 calories, but when it is fried, the caloric value increases to 312 and when it is roasted, it will have 220 calories.

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