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No, it measures the ammount of heat output that would heat a millilitre of water 1 degree Celsius. So if you were to burn 1000 calories of energy, it would heat one millilitre 1000 degrees Celsius or it would heat 1 litre 1 degree Celsius.
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A unit of measure of heat or other forms of energy?
The calorie is used for heat, 1 calorie heats 1 gram of water by 1 degC. The Joule is used for mechanical energy, but there is a fixed relation, 1 calorie = 4.2 Joules
What is used to measure energy in foods?
the calorie
What the definition of calorie?
the measure of energy from food
The unit of measure for the energy that is stored in foods?
calorie
What measure of energy that is produced by food called?
A calorie
How much energy you need to lost 1 calorie?
A calorie is a measure of energy. It doesn't make sense to ask how much energy you need to lose energy.
Are a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of food?
Nutrient Density
What's the uses of calorie ..measure?
A calorie, by definition, is the amount of energy it takes to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius. It is a measure of heat energy. To people, calories are found in foods and drinks, which give us energy. Each calorie is like a measure of potential energy we can then use. Living and exercising thus "burns" calories as we use up the energy we have consumed.
What are calorie measurdin?
A calorie is a unit of measure for the potenetial energy stored inside of a molecule, or a measure of the amount of energy it takes to raise one gram of water 1 degree celsius.
How do you define 1calorie?
The large calorie, kilogram calorie, dietary calorie or food calorie approximates the energy needed to increase the temperature of 1 kilogram of water by 1 °C.
A calorie is refers to?
the measure of energy the body is able to produce from food
A blank is a measure of energy in food?
The calorie (usually expressed in kilocalories)
