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how do you calculate food energy content

 Nov 17, 2016
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Protein and carbohydrates provide 4 cal / gram

Fat provides 9 cal/gram

 

Note that food calories are actually kcals  (kilocalories)

 

also 1 kcal = 4.184 kjoule

 Nov 17, 2016
edited by ElectricPavlov  Nov 17, 2016
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What is kjoule?

 Nov 17, 2016
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kjoule is kilo-joule or 1000 joules     A joule is the SI unit of energy.

 Nov 18, 2016

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