This sounds stupid, but think about it. What is a calorie? If you dont know, please answer saying you dont know, if you do, what is it. I just actually found out what it is, and most people dont....
Thanks
2006-09-19 12:16:52 · 8 answers · asked by beachybabekac 2 in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
a measurement of the energy in food
2006-09-19 12:47:58 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's the amount of energy needed to raise one gram of water one degree celsius. What people actually count in their diets are kilocalories or Calories (with a big C). So 1 tsp of sugar is 16 Cal so it has enough energy to raise 1 kilogram of water 16 degrees C. How's that?
2006-09-19 19:24:40 · answer #2 · answered by college kid 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
it's a measurement of energy.
1,000 calories = 1 Calorie
but you really don't need to know what it actually is.
(but if you see a fatty food that says it's 1000 Cal... dont eat it) lol ^^
2006-09-19 19:28:11 · answer #3 · answered by Ning 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
i believe a calorie is a unit of measure that denotes the energy needed to burn up X amount of whatever.
2006-09-19 19:25:20 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
A unit of energy
2006-09-19 19:29:52 · answer #5 · answered by hymie9zztt 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
4.184 kilojules = 1 calorie
2006-09-19 19:25:38 · answer #6 · answered by alien8zano 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
a measurement of energy that can b used for digestion
2006-09-19 19:25:09 · answer #7 · answered by spartan117ha 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Come to think of it, I actually don't have defininition for it. I sorta know what it is, but then it's like, huh. What is it then?
2006-09-19 19:21:59 · answer #8 · answered by punkrockchik29 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋