Does making beef into jerky change......

[BTC]

If you take a piece of beef that for argument's sake might weigh 8 oz and have 400 cals and 56 g protein, stick in it the dehydrator and make it into jerky. Now its jerky and it weighs 2oz and is obviously way smaller. What happens to the macros after this process?

 

[galois]

Does the dehydrator cause fat to melt from beef? If not then the total macro content may not change but the way your body processes it may change. For instance, apparently if you freeze and then toast white bread the the glycemic index substantially drops (first link in this post http://www.anabolicsteroidforums.co...n-index-beef-and-fish-promote-insulin-release ).

 

[Oldschool]

If you take a piece of beef that for argument's sake might weigh 8 oz and have 400 cals and 56 g protein, stick in it the dehydrator and make it into jerky. Now its jerky and it weighs 2oz and is obviously way smaller. What happens to the macros after this process?

Nothing.

 

[MI1972]

read the back of the package... says it all there. If you believe it, that is...

 

[Intense]

If you take a piece of beef that for argument's sake might weigh 8 oz and have 400 cals and 56 g protein, stick in it the dehydrator and make it into jerky. Now its jerky and it weighs 2oz and is obviously way smaller. What happens to the macros after this process?

 

[TBJ]

Interesting.

I would think if you heated it up significantly things would change but I really don't know. I'd have to look this up.

 

[BTC]

read the back of the package... says it all there. If you believe it, that is...

A package of beef jerky isnt going to reflect the before weights and measures.

 

[BTC]

Interesting.

I would think if you heated it up significantly things would change but I really don't know. I'd have to look this up.

remember you're using a raw piece of meat. dehydrators dont get very hot at all. I dont even thing they reach 200 degrees.

 

[TBJ]

remember you're using a raw piece of meat. dehydrators dont get very hot at all. I dont even thing they reach 200 degrees.

Duh..

Whoops.

 

[BTC]

Duh..

Whoops.

You're technically not cooking it you're just drying it out. So its raw, yet dry. I cant imagine eating that 8 oz piece after drying when its 2oz or less is still 400 cals and 56g protein. Fucking cant be.

 

[Skinnyguy180]

Cooking it wont change the protein. But it does change absorption of certain foods.. Futher more beef protein is not water soluble. Some fat is, so fat would be more affected by the dehydrating process. Beef is like 73% water so it should not be a surprise that the end result with out water is much less in weight. Remember "grams" measures weight and the amount protein(grams) vs the weight of the food(ounces) is substantially different.

At least that is the way I understand it.

 

[Dieseljimmy]

You're technically not cooking it you're just drying it out. So its raw, yet dry. I cant imagine eating that 8 oz piece after drying when its 2oz or less is still 400 cals and 56g protein. Fucking cant be.

The major markers stay very similar. I think I read there is about a 15 percent loss of fat, protien and carbs in the dehydration process. What is stripped is water based vitamins like A and C and a fair quantity of minerals

 

[Skinnyguy180]

https://books.google.com/books?id=O...&q=Macronutrient change of dried foods&f=true

This is an ebook that google has. It addresses his question..... But its only one source on an information super highway known as the web.

 

[Gymjunkie38]

Most of the fat and water goes away thats it water dry out and the fat melts protien stays homemade beef jerky is a very good bodybuilding snack store bought has sugar added and lots of sodium as preservative but if you make it your self you just leave that out .

 

[dave_236]

Cooking it wont change the protein. But it does change absorption of certain foods.. Futher more beef protein is not water soluble. Some fat is, so fat would be more affected by the dehydrating process. Beef is like 73% water so it should not be a surprise that the end result with out water is much less in weight. Remember "grams" measures weight and the amount protein(grams) vs the weight of the food(ounces) is substantially different.

At least that is the way I understand it.

Fats aren't water soluble.

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[Riverghost]

All the salts change anything to the fats in the curing process?

 

[Augustine5I]

You're technically not cooking it you're just drying it out. So its raw, yet dry. I cant imagine eating that 8 oz piece after drying when its 2oz or less is still 400 cals and 56g protein. Fucking cant be.

I think it is still there...just absent water.

So you have a loss in overall weight. But the weight is water weight leaving behind the soft tissue/meat.