Why can't I find the calories in pistachios online?

[LaurieFairyCake]

I clearly need help with this

I have a bag of pistachios - it weighs 150 grams - it's 800 calories (it has shells ON)

The bag of SHELLED M and S pistachios that weigh 150g are also about 800

So how the fuck do I work out how many calories my bag is ?

Yes I've eaten the lot

I would do some searches, I just searched google and a lot of options come up, also probably comparable to other nuts so take an approximation

I tend to weigh out my nuts (ooer missus) and have 20g portions.

Nutracheck says 100g without shells is 581 cals

It must be a conspiracy to get you addicted to them.

Try My Fitness Pal there’s a few options on there where you can change the unit of measurement to grams. You’ll need to know what the total weight was before you started (or use the 150g estimate on the bag) and then what you’ve eaten by deducting the weight of the shells that are left.

Well yes but I've eaten 150 grams WITH the shells on - so the shells weigh a LOT

I reckon I only ate 50-75grams of actual nuts

The entire bag only weighs 150grams (shells on)

Have you thrown the shells away or can you weigh them?

If you've chucked them you might have to buy another bag to find out...

You have to be very careful of using any MFP or nutracheck or other websites because they are full of inaccuracies because people put the amounts in and get them terribly wrong

Im on MFP and my god its a challenge to get the right product with the right information on it, people get confused between 100g, a cup, a 'portion', a 'serving' and you have to check very very carefully

Obviously if you're not that into the calorie count its not so important but I have to be quite strict with mine.

Right I've found AN answer according to below my 150g is actually about 75g of pistachios - so about 400 calories

Which is BRILLIANT for me as I'm struggling to get good, healthy calories in

They were delicious - so happy I managed to eat the whole bag !

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Tim Spector, of Diet Myth fame, says you shouldn't take too much notice of nut calories because you don't fully digest them, but they are really good for you.