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Wohali · 06-04-2012, 01:55 AM

For cooked it lists 130 but raw is 30 calories. The package of frozen broccoli says it contains 30 calories, so it makes no sense how cooking increases the calories as I'm assuming cooking would just be in water and not adding butter or cheese, etc.

06-04-2012, 01:55 AM	#1 (permalink)
Wohali FitDay Member Join Date: Jun 2012 Posts: 41	What does cooked broccoli have more calories than raw? For cooked it lists 130 but raw is 30 calories. The package of frozen broccoli says it contains 30 calories, so it makes no sense how cooking increases the calories as I'm assuming cooking would just be in water and not adding butter or cheese, etc.