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0 pointsstrbean3y ago0 comments

Potatoes are calorie dense. I think the focus on satiation rather than pure calorie counting is a more recent trend.

Also, it sounds like water content is a significant contributor to their capacity to satiate, so things like potato chips probably fail miserably under this lense. Many processed foods made from potatoes have far less water in them than home cooked versions (french fries, hash browns).

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TrisMcC3y ago

> Potatoes are calorie dense.

No.

https://gurmeet.net/Images/food/calorie_density/CalorieDensi...

Boiled potatoes are 870 kcal per kilogram.

1 kilogram of potatoes is a lot.

zhynn3y ago

Having done 28 days of the potato diet, this is true. It is difficult to get over 1kcal of potato. Eating two kilos of potato in a day is heroic. I would eat like 1 kilo per day, and be satisfied-full. It's wild.

mrguyorama3y ago

I could definitely eat 2kg of potatoes a day. As french fries. Kind of ruins the whole point though

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strbeanOP3y ago

The term 'calorie dense' is used in reference to proportion of other nutrients. Water isn't typically included.

By your standards, Coca-Cola is actually less calorie dense than boiled potato, but I don't think anyone would recommend a Coca-Cola diet.

TrisMcC3y ago

Calorie density is not something made up. You are redefining a very well-known term. Many legumes, grains, and root vegetables are made up of copious amounts of water in their prepared form.

Calorie density is also not the only metric for recommendation. Everyone agrees that liquid calories are not "felt" by the body in the same way as solid foods.

lkbm3y ago

That's "nutrient density"[0]. "calorie density" (also "energy density") is calories per unit of weight[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrient_density [1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/calorie-density

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0 pointsstrbean3y ago0 comments

Potatoes are calorie dense. I think the focus on satiation rather than pure calorie counting is a more recent trend.

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TrisMcC3y ago

> Potatoes are calorie dense.

No.

https://gurmeet.net/Images/food/calorie_density/CalorieDensi...

Boiled potatoes are 870 kcal per kilogram.

1 kilogram of potatoes is a lot.

zhynn3y ago

mrguyorama3y ago

I could definitely eat 2kg of potatoes a day. As french fries. Kind of ruins the whole point though

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strbeanOP3y ago

The term 'calorie dense' is used in reference to proportion of other nutrients. Water isn't typically included.

By your standards, Coca-Cola is actually less calorie dense than boiled potato, but I don't think anyone would recommend a Coca-Cola diet.

TrisMcC3y ago

Calorie density is not something made up. You are redefining a very well-known term. Many legumes, grains, and root vegetables are made up of copious amounts of water in their prepared form.

Calorie density is also not the only metric for recommendation. Everyone agrees that liquid calories are not "felt" by the body in the same way as solid foods.

lkbm3y ago

That's "nutrient density"[0]. "calorie density" (also "energy density") is calories per unit of weight[1].

[0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nutrient_density [1] https://www.healthline.com/nutrition/calorie-density

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