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Why does cooked meat have fewer calories (and sometimes protein) than raw meat? And which measurement should we use when calculating our calorie/protein intake?

Here's an example (Perdue ground chicken patties):

http://www.perdue.com/products/details. ... tle=PERDUE® Ground Chicken Patties (1 lb.)

I think it is because the cooking process destroys some of the food making it indigestable. I always calculate from the uncooked levels.