GoAgs2

Higher mathematics such as 2+2 was never my forte, but since you brought it up & with a couple of assumptions and some internet rsearch, I came up with the following to verify what you said:

85/15 ground beef per USDA is --

64% water (zero calories)
15% fat assume all fat @ 9 Kcal/g = 136 Kcal
21% meat solids @ 4 Kcal/g = 84 Kcal

So if my Aggie math is correct, 136/220=61.8% of the calories from 85/15 is from fat.

Dunno if this is right, but it's what you were saying. Any meat sience majors wanna chime in?

http://www.fsis.usda.gov/wps/wcm/connect/42a903e2-451d-40ea-897a-22dc74ef6e1c/Water_in_Meats.pdf?MOD=AJPERES


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[This message has been edited by JTMW (edited 12/19/2013 2:08a).]

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Most people think it is 80% lean and 20% fat calories, but it is by weight.

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Do most people really think that? I thought it was pretty obvious that it's by weight.

Id wager 90% or more think it refers to weight

I thought it was volume.

You could make a ground beef patty to serve with eggs and toast.

Or a ground beef patty, wrap with bacon, and bake.

I've eaten squash stuffed with some kind of hamburger and spice mixture and then baked. It was wonderful.

Also a ground beef meat pie.

Chicken fried ground beef patty.

Wrap the ground beef and vegetables in aluminum foil and cook in a camp fire.

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Id wager 90% or more think it refers to weight

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I'd wager that you are still about 9% short

JTM
That is correct.

To all other smarta$$es, point it is by weight, but most water is in lean and most calories are in the fat, so the important part is it is not %80 lean as far as calories go and I think (but may be wrong) that most think they are only eating 20% calories from fat.
BTW, I enjoy the 80/20 for hamburgers and definitely not 90/10

[This message has been edited by goags2 (edited 12/22/2013 10:11a).]

No one disagrees that most of the calories come from fat. It just that you stand alone in thinking that anyone thinks 80/20 has anything to with calories.

Oh, I see Duncan. I'm sorry I didn't realize I was the ONLY one and YOU know that and also KNOW that everyone else doesn't.
My bad!
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I can't promise I will have the time to respond to every one of your request, but I will do my best.

ALways glad to help!

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Just drain out the grease after browning.

Homemade Hamburger Helper
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To all other smarta$$es, point it is by weight, but most water is in lean and most calories are in the fat, so the important part is it is not %80 lean as far as calories go and I think (but may be wrong) that most think they are only eating 20% calories from fat.

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I didn't see people being smartasses, I just saw people disagreeing with your statement.