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Calorie: a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water 1?C. Kilocalorie is the ordinary calorie discussed in food or exercise energy-expenditure tables and food labels.
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The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1000 grams of water from 14 to 15 degrees C; the unit used to express the heating value of foods and to measure metabolic rate.
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A unit of energy; equal to a nutritional calorie.
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(abbrev. Cal, kcal; also Calorie [written with a capital C], Food Calorie, Large calorie) 1. A unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, 4,187 joules, or 3.969 Btu. 2.The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree Celsius. See Calorie, Food calorie.
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