Irritable Bowel Syndrome Message Boards | Re: Frozen v Cooked Food Question

According to the USDA a database

100 gram raw chicken breast without skin has 75 gram of water and 21 grams protein.

100 gram cooked chicken breast without skin has 60-68 grams of water and 30-34 grams protein. The increase in protien in the same size protion is due to water loss due to cooking.

Some packaged meats such as chicken from a supermarket are injected with water to increase the weight and hence profit margin. It is likely most of what you are losing is water.

When you eat an uncooked portion specified on the package you are eating the number of grams of carbs and protein given on the label. The resultant product will be lighter mostly due to water loss from heating.

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