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Raw vs cooked ground beef

Loses water and fat. Varies by fat percentage. Cooked weight is about -28% of the raw weight, so 200 g raw becomes about 144 g.

Raw chicken and dry rice beside cooked chicken and rice

Raw to cooked weight

Meat loses water, rice and pasta absorb it. Convert between raw and cooked weight so your portions and meal prep stay accurate.

What happens to ground beef when cooked

Fat melts and water evaporates, and pouring off the fat lowers the weight further.

Tips for accurate weights

  • Leaner mince loses less weight.
  • Say whether you drained the fat, because it changes the numbers.

Raw to cooked: ground beef

Raw weightCooked weight
100 gabout 72 g
150 gabout 108 g
200 gabout 144 g
250 gabout 180 g
500 gabout 360 g
1000 gabout 720 g

Cooked to raw: ground beef

Cooked weightRaw weight needed
100 gabout 139 g
150 gabout 208 g
200 gabout 278 g
250 gabout 347 g
300 gabout 417 g
500 gabout 694 g

Related guides

Raw vs Cooked WeightWhy meat shrinks and rice grows.How to Convert a Recipe from Cups to Grams, Step by StepA simple method, with a worked example.

Frequently asked questions

How much does 200 g of raw ground beef weigh after cooking?

About 144 g.

How much raw ground beef do I need for 200 g cooked?

About 278 g raw.

Is the result exact?

No. Cooking method, cut and doneness change the yield, so treat it as a typical estimate.

More foods

Chicken breastLoses about 25% as water.SteakMedium doneness. Well done loses more.Pork chopLoses about 28%.Salmon filletLoses about 20%.White riceAbsorbs about 2 parts water per part rice.Pasta (dry)Roughly doubles when boiled.