Why do cooked vegetables have more calories than uncooked? (Cooked ONLY in water)?

Answer 1

If cooked in water, they DO NOT have more calories. It's scientifically impossible.

Answer 2

technically the reason why they would have more calories after being cooked in water is because that a calorie is the amount of energy needed to increase water up 1 degree Celsius. Placing vegetables in the hot water will cause the energy to spread into the vegetables. This is called conduction- the transfer of thermal energy to from the warmest area to the coldest in order to establish an equilibrium in temperature.

Sorry, but the above people who said that it doesn't are technically wrong.

Answer 3

It depends how you measure them. If you take a big bunch of fresh spinach and boil it, it will have the same number of calories, but it will no longer be a big bunch. That's because it's no longer crisp, so it squishes down into a smaller space.

If you measure your vegetables by weight the difference is not as impressive.

Answer 4

They don't. If they're cooked in oil, butter, or either of those added to water, THEN they'll have more Calories.

Answer 5

simple thing- when you cook the food in water then you are converting the carbohydrates and proteins and fats in simple forms that can be easily digested in gastrointestinal tract.
if you eat non cooked food then non digestable part will be excreted in faeces. and if you eat the cooked food then digestable part of food give you calories.

Answer 6

Cooked in water or steamed, I would think the calories are the same.

Do you have any examples?

Answer 7

They do not.