Weighing Chicken Breast ? Cooked or Frozen?

[s2kinteg916]

Im working out the details for my next diet which calls for 6oz of chicken breast. Do we weigh the chicken when its frozen or after its cooked ? does anyone know what the equivalent is from frozent o cooked ?

[landon3]

I think when its frozen it weights a tiny bit more, which could put a slight hemper on your macros. Why not run it under some water for a few minutes and weight raw and de-thawed? Or just cook it, but get the stats for cooked chicken rather than raw.

[WelshJoker]

no it weighs the same just like a ton of gold weighs the same as a ton of feathers

[landon3]

but does a ton of frozen feathers weight more than a ton of gold...err wait.. nevermind :/

[Sixpack]

Cooked

[skinnyboipgh]

Like fish, chicken loses water weight in cooking. According 2 the FitDay.com database:

One ounce of raw skinless, boneless chicken breast yields 29 cal, 1g fat, 6g protein after cooking.

One ounce of cooked boneless, skinless chicken breast yields 46 cal, 1g fat, 9g protein.

That's a big difference.

I don't think frozen vs thawed raw chicken breast makes a difference unless there was ice on the frozen chicken. Cooked chicken freezes fine too.

[s2kinteg916]

So which is the correct 6 oz of chicken breast

6 oz frozen ?
6 oz thawed ?
6 oz cooked ?

[JustiNtense]

I cook a whole bunch of chicken and cut it up into small pieces, then i measure 130g of it on a food scale and put it into a container, that would be a serving for me.

[s2kinteg916]

Cooked 5.1 oz of raw chicken and it came out to 4 5/8 after it was cooked. So ill be going with 6.5 raw since i think water adds a bit of weight to it.

[eodtexan]

Pain is results has the right idea. If you just cook a bunch up and then measure out your servings. Then seperate it out into meals and freeze what you will need later you will have a pretty accurate measurement and less day to day hassle.

[b18c1]

I always weight it out cooked.

[cobain67]

Raw for me, I mean what if you cook it too long? does it lose protein then when it weighs less? I feel the most accurate way is to look at it raw, as it is in it's most natural state. Cooking hydration can vary greatly. Look at jerky for example, 1oz. of the stuff has much more protein than regular meat..

[Sixpack]

always cooked

[bradroche]

Raw for me, I mean what if you cook it too long? does it lose protein then when it weighs less? I feel the most accurate way is to look at it raw, as it is in it's most natural state. Cooking hydration can vary greatly. Look at jerky for example, 1oz. of the stuff has much more protein than regular meat..

yep, raw is the only true reading, if you overcook something it will lose more water and be lighter...steak for example, welldone could weigh less than med-rare

[Richie_Awesome]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...41&postcount=5

[cobain67]

http://forum.bodybuilding.com/showpo...41&postcount=5

To each and his own I guess.

[shredlegend88]

Im working out the details for my next diet which calls for 6oz of chicken breast. Do we weigh the chicken when its frozen or after its cooked ? does anyone know what the equivalent is from frozent o cooked ?

Since the packaging prints the nutrtional information based on the packaged weight (frozen), I would weigh it frozen.

I bought a 5.91 pound tray of skinless boneless chicken breast (heritage farm) and confirmed the weight prior to baking in the oven. After it was cooked, I shredded it with an electric beater because that is how I like to eat it. After it was shredded, I weighed it in a bowl and it was barely over 3 pounds cooked (3 pounds and about 2 oz). This is a gigantic different in weight (53% difference). I think the best way to do it is find a brand you like, cook it the way you like divide the cooked meat into typical serving sizes for you and divide the total number of servings you end up having with the macros/calories on the back of the original package. This should give you the most accurate macros for the cooked meat.

[forresterac]

Not this thread again. Good lord. Nutrition is for raw chicken. Weigh it raw. Cook it. Weigh it again. Take percentage and use to portion out rest of cooked chicken. Don't post thread again ever. Profit.