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Food is burned to see how much energy is given off. The food is places in a sealed container and burned to measure the rise in water temperature. The amount of energy given off is the amount of calories in the food.
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What is the measurement of the energy content of food?
calories
Energy is released from food?
Yes, "calories" are a measurement of energy that is contained in the food you consume.
How are calories determined for packaged food?
Calories are determined by a device called a calorimeter. a calorie is the amount of energy (heat) released from a food. so that is exactly what a calorimeter does, measures the amount of heat food has given off. A piece of food is massed, ignitted and set inside the calorimeter. a tray of water sits above the ignited food. when the food is burned out, experts analyze the temperature of the water - thus how calories are determined.
What is the Max weight gain from 1 pound of food?
The weight gain from food is not determined by the weight of the food, but by the number of calories in food. 3500 calories of food are equal to about one pound of weight (of the person, not the food).
If an apple has 100 calories where do the calories come from?
Calories are just a measurement of energy you get from eating or drinking something. Food, was made to give us energy so that we can stay alive.
Is a calorie a mineral?
No, calorie is not a mineral ,it is energy.............
Are volume and density determined by logic?
No, they are determined by measurement.
How is the energy value of food determined?
It is determined by the number of calories. 1000 Calories equals one kilocalorie and a daily in take is 2, 500 Calories.
What is calories measurement of?
Energy.
The measurement of foods energy?
calories
How many heat calories are equal to 5 food calories?
1 food calorie or Calorie or kilocalorie is equivalent of 1000 calories and thus 5 food calories is equal to 5000 heat calories.AnswerA 'food calorie' is a unit of measurement that people in the food industry are either too lazy or too stupid to call a 'kilocalorie' (kcal).A calorie is a calorie. There is no such thing as a 'food calorie'. A calorie measures energy. Any energy. However, it is an obsolete unit that was used in the old centimetre-gram-second-ampere system. When used to describe food energy, it should be 'kilocalories' NOT calories (calories are not capitalised).
What value of a measurement must be available if the accuracy of a measurement is to be determined?
In units of measure(:
