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How to recalculate nutrients when adding or removing water from a food?
Sometimes I need to dehydrate or hydrate a food. For example, a fresh fruit can be dried (removing water), or some dried beens can be boiled and will absorb some water. Now I want to make a recipe that use "whole milk". There is no food in any database for "boiled milk", but I think this can be calculated. I put 1400g of milk in my recipe and, after boiling, 350g of water has evaporated. How cand I adjust the nutrients to compensate for this loss of water ?
I apologise for my misspellings, as English is not my native language.
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Hi Marus,
One suggestion that I can think of:
when you add the food to your diary, also add water; then add the difference in weight as water to your diary when rehydrating foods, or add a negative serving size for water to account for the water lost during heating.
Best,
Karen Stark
cronometer.com
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@Karen_Cronometer, wouldn't this be the same answer as you gave me? Add 1400g of milk to recipe and then add negative 350g of water.