Bolognese Sauce - help with carbs

[mum2westiesGill]

Bolognese:
minced beef
garlic
black pepper
worcester sauce
bolognese sauce - 735g jar - added into the other ingredients & also watered down

question
how can I estimate the carbs in the sauce when It's already been watered down & added to the other ingredients?

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[Annette]

Well, the whole thing counts 55. So estimate what percentage of the whole pot you are eating, and divide the total carbs by that - for example, if you think you're having a quarter of the whole pot of bolognese, divide the 55 by 4 to get 14 (I'm rounding here).

 

[delb t]

OK I do 7.6x 7.35= 55.8
worcester sauce-1.3 per 5ml-I put 20 ml in so1.3x 4=5.2
so the whole pot is worth 55.8+5.2=61
I weigh total mixture when cooked lets say its 990g
so then I weigh H's portion lets says its 300g
so my final sum is 300 Divided by 990 x61=18.48

 

[DeusXM]

Careful - the mixture will have mince in it, which will add to the weight without adding carbs.

Annette is absolutely right - estimate the percentage of the completed sauce you're eating and calculate from that.

 

[delb t]

Gosh really- yikes Ive always done it like that! oops

 

[Northerner]

Careful - the mixture will have mince in it, which will add to the weight without adding carbs.

But proportionally there will still be the same amount of carbs per portion. A quarter of the pot = a quarter of the carbs.

Gosh really- yikes Ive always done it like that! oops

Your method looks fine to me 🙂

 

[DeusXM]

But proportionally there will still be the same amount of carbs per portion. A quarter of the pot = a quarter of the carbs.

Ah, yes, I missed the bit about weighing the total portion and calculating the percentage - delb t is quite right!