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Calories are the standard unit.
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Are a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of food?
Nutrient Density
What determines how much energy a human can receive from?
A human gets energy from the calories of food. how much energy the food molecules have
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
Which determines how much energy a human can receive from food?
how much energy the food molecules have
Do grams measure the amount of energy in food?
No, kilocalories measure the amount of energy in foods. There is between 4 and 9 kilocalories per gram in the digestible portion of any foods.
How does burning food measure energy in food?
the temprature change tells t=you how much energy is being greated
What are calories measuring?
The amount of energy that you can get from that food. We get our energy from calories. And when we burn energy, we burn calories. So, we measure calories to see how much energy we will get from that particular food. This tells us how much of that food we should eat, compared to how much energy we expend.
Are a measure of how much energy you get from a serving of food?
Nutrient Density
What represents an indirect measure of the amount of energy released from food?
The amount of oxygen that's consumed when you burn your food is an indirect measure of the amount of energy that's released from the food. Bomb calorimeters are sometimes used to measure the energy content in food.
What is a measure of energy that's produced by food called?
Food energy is usually measured in calories.
What the definition of calorie?
the measure of energy from food
What is the measure of the energy value of food?
calories
Definition of calories?
a measure of energy from food
Unit of measure for the energy stored in foods?
Kilo joules are used to measure the amount of energy stored in food.
What is the unit of energy used to measure chemical energy in food is called?
Calorie is the unit used to express chemical energy in food.
What measure of energy that is produced by food called?
A calorie
What is a measure that is produced by food called?
Food energy is usually measured in calories.
