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With calories listed for  a "Separable Lean And Fat, Cooked, Braised" item, are they assuming that you eat the fat?

Or does the meat have that many calories because it was cooked with the fat?

I'd assume that if the fat and the lean are separable then it means you've left some visible fat on the meat before cooking.  If the fat was inseparable it would be the internal 'marbling' kind.   In  a braised dish, the fat usually melts down into the sauce.

That's exactly the case but I'm not going to eat the fat or sauce.

Actually, it is going to be broiled but that is not listed. The only other choice is "Separable Lean Only , Cooked, Roasted" which has lower calories by nearly 100.

So I'm thinking I could choose the latter if I don't eat the fat.

Edited to add:

 I found "Separable Lean Only , raw" and "Separable Lean and Fat , raw" on another site. If I take 3oz of the latter and broil it, it's still less calories than reported for "Separable Lean and Fat , Braised or Roasted" but I'd still like to know if they assume that you eat the fat???

I think they assume you eat the fat when it says refuse included in the serving size description at the top of the nutritional facts.  Good luck!