2006-08-14 13:24:34 · 4 answers · asked by jaimesaurr 1 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
No. There are 1000 calories in a KCal ("big calorie"). A calorie is a very small unit of heat.
The KCal is the unit used for food. So when you eat 2000 "calories," you are actually eating 2000x1000 calories.
2006-08-14 13:29:02 · answer #1 · answered by Hermit 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kilocalories are 1000 calories, and Kilocalories are the ones on food labeling. So one "calorie" on a food label is technically 1000 "calories".
2006-08-14 20:28:33 · answer #2 · answered by Tommy Boy 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A calorie is a single unit of heat, what it takes to heat one cubic inch of water one degree centigrade (I think).
A kilocalorie is a THOUSAND calories--the prefix 'kilo' means 'thousand.'
2006-08-14 20:29:42 · answer #3 · answered by nora22000 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
yes they just use calories.. so that its easier to comprehend and so that calorie counters dont go crazy
2006-08-14 20:29:47 · answer #4 · answered by Ms. Inquisitive 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋