Weight-Loss Protien, Cooked or Raw?

[Trops]

Does it matter if protein is cooked or raw? I'm thinking like tuna cooked or tuna sushi, or beans, egg whites, soy. I've never seen anything on this, but it seems like it should make a difference.

 

[maleficent]

In what way would you expect it to make a difference?

There's a lot of proteins that shouldn't be eaten raw, such as chicken, turkey and pork... Most eggs are also not the best for you raw...

 

[Trops]

I know that "cooking" is actually changing the structure of meat. I don't know what the science is behind it, but it is more then just heating it up. I figure that if it is changing the structure of the meat, then the protein could be different. More usable or less, I don't know. Vegetables lose a lot of vitamins when they are cooked, so what happens with the protein?

Since I have my own chickens, I thoroughly trust to eat them raw. (like drop the egg whites into a shake or something)

 

[maleficent]

Raw


Cooked


Oddly -it looks like ther's more protein in the cooked variety

 

[angelicrock]

I think what he is thinking of is the enzymes in the meat. In most vegetables and (I think) some meat there are natural enzymes that go away when cooked above a certain temperature. Some people speculate that these enzymes are better for the body than those you get with fully cooked foods. That is one of the main reasons some people add a lot of raw food to their diet. Meats can potentially be harmfull uncooked so be careful if you decide to go onto a raw diet (and do plenty of research on meats before you try anything raw).

 

[Trops]

Nope, I was thinking strictly about the protein, but thanks.

 

[angelicrock]

My mistake. Though, if it's just the amount of protein that is the difference I dont see why eating raw would be a bigger benefit. Maybe just get a protein shake. It seems too dangerous eating raw meat just to get more protein, at least in my opinion.

Though, I do eat a decent amount of raw fish I dont think I would ever go with any other meat raw.

 

[hfwu83]

I don't think it should matter if protein is cooked or not. Some of the larger structures of how the proteins "stick together" (quaternary & tertiary structure, basically, how the protein folds) will be broken, but the proteins should still have the same old chain of amino acids.

I mean, if cooked beef infected with Mad Cow's Disease (a PRION, which is an infectious protein) can still survive and infect you, then I think all other protein would be the same.