• Cheradenine@sh.itjust.works
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    5 months ago

    Nothing at all. But it reduces protein density, so makes 25 grams of protein per 100 grams weight meaningless. No one is eating uncooked, dried pinto beans.

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      5 months ago

      And meat would go the other way. Less fat and liquid after cooking. Doesn’t change the overall amount of protein but does change how much you can consume at once.

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        5 months ago

        Exactly. That would hold true for the green vegetables (that are cooked) as well, broccoli will become more protein dense through water loss.

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      5 months ago

      This is not a problem with the nutrition of foods, it is the metric that is poorly designed. One more argument against the chart