How much does lima beans weigh after cooking?
100 g → 260 g
100 g dry → 260 g cooked. Soak 8 hours, then simmer gently for 45 to 60 minutes. A hard boil splits the skins.
Your portion
100 gDry
260 gCooked
338Calories
21.5 gProtein
63.4 gCarbs
0.7 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 | 338 | 130 | −62% |
| Protein | 21.5 g | 8.3 g | −62% |
| Carbs | 63.4 g | 24.4 g | −62% |
| Fat | 0.7 g | 0.27 g | −62% |
| Fiber | 19 g | 7.3 g | −62% |
Cooking adds water, not calories. Lima Beans soaks up about 160% of its own weight in water, so 100 g of cooked lima beans 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 lima beans 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 lima beans?
About 8.3 g, compared with 21.5 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.