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A Calorie with a capital "C" is 1,000 calories with a little 'c'. Nutritional guides on food products measure Calories.
A calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius.
Normally when you eat food it gives you energy. If you eat 1 Calorie of food, it is enough energy to heat one kilogram (2.2 pounds) of water one degree celsius. Jus to maintain your body temperature, you need to eat a lot of Calories.
On the other hand, if you eat a 10 gram ice cube, your body has to raise the temperature of the ice from 0 degrees celsius to 37 degrees celsius (body temperature). You will burn 370 calories in the process, but that is only .370 Calories.
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What is the meaning of calorie and Calorie?
Its a calorie
Is a calorie part of the metric system?
calorie was but is now obsolete. Joule and kJ are used instead because they are the SI energy unit
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.
How do you spell calorie?
There are two ways to spell this, both acceptable. Calory is the singular form, but we also can use 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.
On which websites can find calorie burn calculators?
The websites that you can find calorie burn calculators include Calorie Count, WebMd and Health Status. Other places to find calorie burn calculators include My Dr and Self.
What are some good calorie trackers?
You can get a calorie tracker here www.everydayhealth.com/calorie-counter.aspx.
What should I look for in a calorie tracker?
A good calorie tracker should provide information such as fat grams, carbohydrate grams, and sodium percentage per food in addition to the calorie count.
In biology what is a calorie?
In biology, the calorie is a unit of heat energy. The calorie is used to measure the amount of energy in the chemical bonds in molecules. A calorie is the amount of energy it takes to increase the temperature of 1 gram of water 1°C. Our normal use of the term 'calorie' is used to describe the amount of heat energy in food, but we actually use the kilo-calorie. For example, a cheeseburger that is advertised as having 300 calories actually contains 300,000 calories of energy.
