How many calories are in the human fingernail?

Question

This is for the nail biters..well..the nail eaters!

Answer 1

I don't know, but I ate all of your toenails last night. You should check your feet, you will see your toenails are all gone.

Answer 2

This depends. Has your finger just been in the peanut butter jar, or do you mean a clean fingernail? In the latter case I'd say very little to none. Those micro-calories that may exist become negotiable because most people (I hope) don't actually swallow the fingernails. Regardless, there would hardly be 1/100th of a calorie in a nail. The energy it takes to bite it would send it into the negatives anyway.

I have heard that fingernails go down well with some fava beans and a nice glass of Chianti.

Answer 3

I suspect they are a negative calorie food when you figure in the calories burnt to nibble them away. One bit of caution here-hair and 'nails' are of the same substance and loads of hair will clog up the digestive system to the point of emegency surgery.

Answer 4

Lmao! Okay seriously, a clean one has negative 5 calories. =)

Answer 5

depends how long the fingernail is and if its been used to pick your nose 1st :-)

Answer 6

not much calories but a lot of carbs

Answer 7

I think it depends on where the finger has been

Answer 8

I don't know but they will make your hair fall out.

Answer 9

Hmmm...this doesn't seem like something you really need to be concerned about.

Answer 10

None