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Hi, thanks for any help you can offer.

To clarify my question with a specific example: I am trying to measure green beans. The nutrition information for this product is the link below.

http://fatsecret.com/calories-nutrition/safeway/french-style-green-beans

The green beans come in a can that says it has 3.5 servings total. However, I know that these 3.5 servings are a result of the liquid in the can as well. If I drain the water in the can and weigh the beans, I find about 200 or so grams instead of the expected 3.5*120 = 420 grams.

So my question is this, how many calories of green beans are actually in the can? If I eat the entire can without measurement, then the caloric content would be 3.5*20 = 70 total calories. If I drain the liquid then measure the beans (200 grams), The calories would be (200/120)=1.66*20=33.33 calories… if indeed the nutrition facts are for the beans without liquid.

Essentially, I don’t understand if the liquid in the can means anything when it comes to measurement. If not negligible, a serving of green beans would have to have some percentage of the vegetable and some percentage of the water to match the amount listed.

I hope that this question makes sense, and I would really, really appreciate any help that can be offered!! Thanks so much!
With Jim’s answer in mind… So then, tell me if this is an acceptable strategy for a potentially unlisted vegetable: I drain the liquid and weigh the remaining vegetables (let’s say the weight is 200 grams)

If the can indicates that there are 3.5 servings total (with 1 serving being 20 calories) and I want 20 calories of this vegetable, then I measure out [1/3.5=28.6% of 200] = 57.1g of the vegetable to obtain these 20 calories.

Thoughts?

No, you’re meant to drain the liquid, which usually contains a lot of salt.