Is kcalories the same as calories? If no how many kcalories are in a calorie?
2007-02-09 16:51:56 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Health ➔ Diet & Fitness
A kilocalorie is a unit of energy - it's 1 food calorie, or 1,000 energy calories. It's the energy necessary to raise the temperature of 1 kg of water by 1° Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit).
2007-02-09 16:57:25 · answer #1 · answered by godre 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
1 kcalorie = 1000 calories
2007-02-10 01:00:35 · answer #2 · answered by djt0704 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A calorie is a single unit of energy, while a kilocalorie is 1000 calories. However, on food labels, calorie often stands for kilocalorie. In other words, if a food is labeled as having "100 calories", it truly has 100000 units of energy.
2007-02-10 01:01:00 · answer #3 · answered by Andre@ L 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Kilo means 1,000 but they made Calorie to stand for 1,000 calories. But now calorie stands for kilocalorie.
2007-02-10 01:07:23 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋