Does anyone know how the number of calories in a food or drink is arrived at. How is the measurement made.
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16 years ago
Does anyone know how the number of calories in a food or drink is arrived at. How is the measurement made.
4 Cal (kcal) / gram of carbohydrate (sugar, starch, or protein) and 9 Cal (kcal)/ gram of oil or fat. One Calorie can raise the temperature of one gram (1 cubic milliliter) of water one degree Centigrade. Cool, huh?
I shouldn't stay up past my bedtime. OK? Let me clean up my mess.
There are 4 Calories (kcal, a thousand calories) / gram of carbohydrate (sugar, starch) or protein and 9 Cal (kcal)/ gram of oil or fat.
One calorie (with a small "c") can raise the temperature of one gram (1 cubic centimetr = 1 milliliter) of water (at standard temperature and pressure) one degree centigrade.
Cool, huh?
This is what I call the tar baby syndrome. The more you mess with it, the worse it gets. I wonder if it's too late to go back to bed?
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