Which figures for food should I use – raw or cooked?

Our food database contains calorie counts for both raw and cooked food – as defined in the description.

It doesn't really matter which figure you use – as long as the weighed state of your product (raw or cooked) matches the description in our database.

From a practical point of view, it may be easiest to weigh the item raw, before cooking, to avoid dealing with hot food on the scales. But this is personal choice.