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unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure 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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(Abbreviated cal.) A unit of energy defined as that amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius (the gram-calorie or small calorie), equal to 4.1855 joules. The kilogram calorie or large calorie (Kcal, kg-cal, or Cal) is 1000 times as large as a calorie.
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The unit of measurement of energy derived from digested food. Fat contains about twice as many calories per gram as protein or carbohydrate.
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The standard unit for energy measurement in nutrition. Equal to one kilocalorie or 1,000 calories.
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