Hominy, canned, yellow has 72 kcal per 100 g. Hominy is corn treated with alkali (nixtamalization), which improves niacin availability. Weigh your portion for accuracy.
How should I track Hominy, canned, yellow?
Hominy, canned, yellow is a good source of zinc. The key to tracking Hominy, canned, yellow is knowing whether you are logging dry or cooked weight. Grains absorb 2–3 times their weight in water during cooking, so 80 g of dry rice becomes about 200 g cooked. Mixing up dry and cooked values can throw your calorie count off by 200–300%. A meta-analysis (Reynolds et al., Lancet 2019) linked higher whole grain intake to reduced mortality — but only accurate tracking captures the real intake. Weigh on a kitchen scale before cooking and use the matching nutrition values.