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- noun a non-
SI unit ofenergy equal to 1,000calories , used (now rare) inchemistry orphysics ; equal to 1calorie or Calorie as used innutrition . Symbol kcal.
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- noun a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food
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In order to standardize and have a clear idea of the value of each of these sources of energy, the terms kilocalorie or the conventional ton are used.
FIRST ENERGY FORMU 1984
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A Calorie aka kilocalorie is simply a unit of food energy.
THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010
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A Calorie aka kilocalorie is simply a unit of food energy.
THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010
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Most people, when referring to the energy content of food, use "calorie" instead of "kilocalorie" - which is the actual unit that food energy is measured in.
NYT > Home Page By OLIVIA JUDSON 2010
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The kilocalorie is the unit of energy familiar to us from diet lists, and a mol is the unit that expresses the number of molecules.
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SI prefixes are used with this name and symbol, so that the kilogram calorie is known as the "kilocalorie" and has the symbol kcal.
Calorie 2007
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Metric prefixes are used with this name and symbol, so that the kilogram calorie is known as the "kilocalorie" and has the symbol kcal.
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The more accurate name for these is kilo calories—each kilocalorie is a thousand actual calories.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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The more accurate name for these is kilo calories—each kilocalorie is a thousand actual calories.
The Flex Diet M.D. James Beckerman 2011
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In this book, we use the word “Calorie” with a capital C to designate a kilocalorie, and the word “calorie” in reference to energy in general.
THE NEW ATKINS FOR A NEW YOU Dr. Eric C. Westman 2010
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