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Is food a chemical energy?
The energy content of food is measured in calories (actually kilocalories are used), and it is absorbed by the body by chemical (or biochemical) action, so yes it is chemical energy
What Energy-rich food compound that stores chemical energy?
food chain
Is energy from food chemical energy?
yes it chemical energy
What is the name of the chemical process that converts food into energy?
Photosynthesis is the conversion of light into energy. Digestion is the conversion of food into energy.
Difference between moisture content and water content?
Water content of a product can be defined as the percentage weight of water in relation to the dry weight of the product.Water in food which is not bound to food molecules can support the growth of bacteria, yeasts and molds (fungi).
Is kilocalories heat content of food or energy content of food?
It could be either; but when you are talking about food, what is of interest is usually the energy content - meaning, chemical energy stored in the food. Heat IS energy, and a kilocalorie is the energy required to heat one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius.
What is ment by the energy content of food?
That means how much energy it has.
What is the measurement of the energy content of food?
calories
Where is energy content of food stored?
It is essentially chemical energy, which is released when the food is digested in the stomach
The energy content of a piece of food is determined by?
You burn it.
Does nutrition labels list the energy content in food in degrees?
No, it list the energy content in calories, which is the amount of energy to raise a quantity of water by a certain temperature.
Which measurement unit describes tell amount of energy food contains?
Any unit of energy can be used to describe the energy content of food.
What units are used to show the energy content of food?
AZU
What is the class of food highest energy value?
Fats and oils are the foods highest in energy content.
What type of energy is in food?
Fatty and sugary foodstuffs have the highest energy content per weight unit.
What piece of apparatus can be used to find the energy content of food?
A calorimeter. Basically you burn food inside a box and then measure the energy you get out of it. You have to make sure that the energy does not get out of the box
How do you make an experiment when investigating the energy content of food depend upon the proportion of fat in the food?
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