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kcal and cal are the same. If you read the back of any food product box they are always shown in kcal and in some examples just as cal.
The average human needs up to 2Kkcal (2000 calories a day). Well that's what we use up.
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∙ 11y ago
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∙ 14y agoThe unit for energy is kilojoules, there are 4.4 Kj per Kcal. What we call one calorie is actually one KILOcalorie, meaning a thousand calories. From a dieting POW we skip the kilo because consuming one thousand calories sounds like much more than one.
just to clarify: we need an average of 2000 kcal to maintain our weight, not 2000 calories...
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∙ 7y agoK Calorie is the amount of energy it takes to raise one kilogram of water one degree Celsius.
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What is a good low calorie breakfast?
special k
How many kcalories in a calorie?
Technically there are one thousand Kcals in A calorie. However the calorie commonly referred to in nutritional information is actually the Kcal, so for instance "the recommended daily allowance of a man is 2000 calories" confusingly actually means that it is 2000 Kcal.
DOes the special K diet actually work?
The special K diet is effective as a diet. However, this diet is very strick and extremely low calorie which can make it hard to stick to if your hungry all the time.
What is the meaning of calorie and Calorie?
Its a calorie
What is the deference of a nutritional calorie and a chemical calorie?
A nutritional Calorie is 1000 times a chemical calorie.
What is the relationship between the Calorie and a kilocalorie?
The difference between a calorie and a Calorie is calorie is a smaller unit than Calorie and it takes 1000 calorie's to make a Calorie. The Calorie (kilocalorie, kcal) is 1000 calories - a more useful unit and widely used.
What is a calorie also known as?
a scientific name for a calorie is a kilo calorie
Which is the largest unit of heat transfer calorie or calorie or joule?
The Calorie.
What is the ratio between a food Calorie and a scientific calorie?
The small calorie is equivalent to 4.2 joules. This is the scientific calorie, and it is usually replaced with units in joules. The kilogram calorie is the dietary or nutritional calorie. It is the equivalent of 4.2 kilojoules, 1000 times greater than the small calorie.
What are some good calorie trackers?
You can get a calorie tracker here www.everydayhealth.com/calorie-counter.aspx.
What does the food type calorie mean?
what is calorie
How is a kilo-calorie related to a calorie?
its smaller\
