calorie
Definition 1
Amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1°C. It equals 4.18 joules or about 0.004 British thermal units (Btu). Also called gram calorie or small calorie.
Definition 2
Unit of energy-producing potential of a food (commonly shown as calorie on the nutrition label of the item) is actually a kilocalorie—equal to 1,000 small calories—amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by 1°C. It equals 4.18 kilojoules or about 4 British thermal units (Btus). Also called food calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, or nutrition calorie.
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calorie is in the HACCP & Food Industry and Industries, Manufacturing, & Technology subjects.
calorie appears in the definitions of the following terms:
British thermal unit (Btu),
kilocalorie,
gram calorie,
malnutrition,
large calorie,
foot pound,
watt hour,
nutrition calorie,
small calorie,
poverty
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calorie appears in these other terms: food calorie, kilogram calorie
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