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Energy is released from food?

Yes, "calories" are a measurement of energy that is contained in the food you consume.


What is the form of energy that food contain?

Calories are units of energy provided by food.


Chemical energy is contained in what?

Chemical energy is contained in the bonds between atoms within molecules. When these bonds are broken or rearranged during a chemical reaction, energy is released or absorbed. Examples include the energy stored in food molecules like glucose and in fossil fuels like gasoline.


What are the units of energy in food?

they are jules or kilojules which are 1000 jules


What units are used to show the energy content of food?

AZU


What cellular organelles is responsible for releasing the energy contained in food?

Mitochondria are the cellular organelles responsible for releasing the energy contained in food through the process of cellular respiration. This process generates ATP, which is the main form of cellular energy used by the cell for various functions.


What units are used to find how much energy people can get from food?

Calories


What is a unit of energy that indicates the amount of energy contained in food?

The recommended unit for any type of energy is, of course, the joule. The older unit, calorie, is still often used for food. If spelled with a capital "C", "Calorie", it usually means a kilocalorie.


What units are used to measure the chemical energy in food?

Joules (J), the same for any measurement of energy.


What is The energy obtained from food is measured in units of called?

The energy obtained from food is measured in units called calories. A calorie is a unit of energy that represents the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.


Where does the food you eat obtain the energy contained in it?

The food you eat obtained the energy contained in it by eating plants, and or eating other organisms which ate plants. Plants obtain energy by a process known as photosynthesis in which they receive energy from the sun (photons) and store it in sugars such as chlorophyll. These sugars are starches and other carbohydrates which can be broken down and the stored energy is released and used by your body.


What units is energy measured in for food electricity heat?

In SI, all energy is measured in joules. It doesn't matter what type of energy you are referring to.