Nutracheck.....

[Charl]

Been using the nutracheck app regarding carb counting,
Baked Potato
180 grams
Has 40.7 carbs
Air Fried chips
With a spray of oil
180 grams
Has 70.4 carbs
Anyone know where the extra carbs come from considering there both the same weight. Thanks

 

[Robin]

If they are both for cooked weight, I'd expect it to be the other way round, baked potatoes lose quite a bit of water during cooking, so they are more carb dense than a raw potato. I can’t imagine air frying chips has the same effect. The only explanation I can think of, is if the baked potato carb count is given for the weight of a raw potato, and the chips given for ready cooked chips,

 

[Leadinglights]

There seems to be a similar difference in Carbs and Cals. I think it will depend on whether you are comparing raw weight or cooked weight. Cooking method can make a big difference.

 

[rebrascora]

Chips lose a lot of water too and because they are cut into smaller pieces, then they have a larger surface area to lose moisture from, but it really depends on whether these weights are cooked or uncooked.

 

[littlevoice359]

Been using the nutracheck app regarding carb counting,
Baked Potato
180 grams
Has 40.7 carbs
Air Fried chips
With a spray of oil
180 grams
Has 70.4 carbs
Anyone know where the extra carbs come from considering there both the same weight. Thanks

As it happens, I made potato wedges for dinner today using a Ninja Airfryer. Raw weight was 225g. Cooked weight was 159g. This gives a raw:cooked ratio of 1.4151.

This suggests that 180g cooked wedge’s equate to 255g raw.

I use 17.2g carbs per 100g for this type of potato (Maris Piper). So, by my calculations that would amount to 43.9g carbs.

This, in turn, suggests that Nutracheck shows carb grams for cooked wedges.

 

[gillrogers]

I’ve done both baked potatoes and air fried chips. I don’t par boil the potatoes for the fries. I find these carb numbers for both in nutracheck work for me.