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Actually this is incorrect. A gram of fat contains 9 calories. The others (protein and carbohydrate) however both do contain 4 calories.

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How many calories does one gram of carbohydrates and proteins contain?

How many calories are in a food which has 10 grams of protein, 4 grams of fat, and 20 grams of carbohydrate


Does protein contain fewer calories than carbohydrate?

No. Both one gram of protein and one gram of carbohydrates contain 4 calories.


Calories per gram in Fat Protein and Carbohydrates?

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Carbohydrate and protein each contain calories in a gram?

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If one is asking about the energy value of carbohydrates, the answer is that carbohydrates contain about four Calories per gram. This is about the same as the value for protein.


What provides most energy fat protein or carbohydrates?

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How many calories does it take to burn one gram of protein?

A person would have to burn about four calories to equate one gram of protein. Carbohydrates also contain four calories per gram, while fat contains nine.


Does protein get you fat?

If you take in more calories than you burn, you will gain weight. It does not matter what the extra calories are composed of, 3500 calories is a pound. Protein contains 4 calories per gram, Carbohydrates contain 4 calories per gram, and Fat contains 9 calories per gram.


How many calories are in 1 gram of carbohydrates?

There are 4 calories for every gram of carbohydrates. There is also 4 calories per gram of protein and 9 calories per gram of fat. Finally there are 7 calories per gram of alcohol.


How many calories per gram does protein contain?

Protein contains 4 calories per gram.


Does A gram of protein provides thesame number of calories as a gram of carbohydrates?

Not always, no.


What to nutrients have 4 calories per gram?

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