How much does black-eyed peas weigh after cooking?
100 g → 260 g
100 g dry → 260 g cooked. Soaking is optional. Simmer soaked peas for 30 to 45 minutes, or unsoaked for about 1 hour.
Your portion
100 gDry
260 gCooked
336Calories
23.5 gProtein
60 gCarbs
1.3 gFat
Calories and protein stay the same when cooking; only water weight is added.
Per 100 g: raw vs cooked
| Per 100 g | Dry (raw) | Cooked | Change |
|---|---|---|---|
| Calories | 336 | 129 | −62% |
| Protein | 23.5 g | 9 g | −62% |
| Carbs | 60 g | 23.1 g | −62% |
| Fat | 1.3 g | 0.5 g | −62% |
| Fiber | 10.6 g | 4.1 g | −62% |
Cooking adds water, not calories. Black-Eyed Peas soaks up about 160% of its own weight in water, so 100 g of cooked black-eyed peas has only about 38% of the calories and protein of 100 g dry. Weigh it dry if you can. If you weigh it cooked, divide by 2.6 to get the dry weight.
Common questions
Should I weigh black-eyed peas raw or cooked?
Raw (dry) is more accurate because cooked weight depends on how much water was absorbed. Labels and USDA data use the dry weight.
How much protein is in 100 g of cooked black-eyed peas?
About 9 g, compared with 23.5 g in 100 g dry.
I weighed my cooked portion. How do I log it?
Divide the cooked weight by 2.6 to get the dry weight, then log that.