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Cooked vs. Uncooked Starches Table
Some food you buy uncooked will weigh
less after you cook it. Starches often swell in cooking, so a small amount
of uncooked starch will become a much larger amount of cooked food. The
following table shows some of the changes.
| Food (starch group) |
Uncooked |
Cooked |
| Oatmeal |
3 Tbsp |
1/2 cup |
| Cream of Wheat |
2 Tbsp |
1/2 cup |
| Grits |
3 Tbsp |
1/2 cup |
| Rice |
2 Tbsp |
1/3 cup |
| Spaghetti |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Noodles |
1/3 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Macaroni |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Dried beans |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Dried peas |
1/4 cup |
1/2 cup |
| Lentils |
3 Tbsp |
1/2 cup |
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