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Kilocalories (Kcals) Definition

What is a Kilocalorie?

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).

Kilocalorie = Large Calorie or Food Calorie

A kilocalorie is synonymous with the term "large calorie" or "food calorie."

For calorie details of 2500 Foods, see Calories in Foods

Dietary Calories In Types of Foods
Alcohol - Bacon/Pork - Bagels - Beans - Beef - Calories in Beer - Bread - Breakfast Bars - Breakfast Cereal - Butter - Cakes - Candy - Cheese
Calories in Chicken - Coffee/Creamers - Condiments - Calories in Cookies - Croissants - Deli Meat - Donuts - Dressings - Eggs - Fast Food
Calories in Fats/Cooking Oils - Fish/Seafood - Frozen Entrees - Calories in Fruit - Game Meat - Herbs/Spices - Ice Cream - Jelly/Jam - Juice
Lamb - Calories in Mexican Food - Muffins - Milk/Yogurt - Noodles - Nuts - Pancakes - Pasta - Pies - Calories in Pizza - Popcorn - Potatoes
Pretzels - Rice - Sauces - Calories in Snacks - Soft Drinks - Soup - Soy Food - Calories in Sugar - Toppings - Turkey - Veal - Vegetables
Calories in Whole Grains - Wine
Caloric Information
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Calorie Needs for Teenagers - Calorie Intake per Day - Calorie Intake and Age - Calorie Intake and Expenditure - Energy Burned by Exercise
Calories and Exercise - Fat Calories - Calories in One Pound of Body Fat - Calories in Gram Carbs - Calories in Gram Protein
Calories and Water - Exercise: How Many Calories to Burn - Energy in Food
Dieting and Weight Management
Calorie Controlled Weight Loss Diet - Diet Calories Advice - Diet Nutrition - Empty Calorie Foods - Guide to Calories in Food
Low Calorie Diets - Low Calorie Recipes - Calories and Carbohydrates - Fat Replacers - Calorie Free Sweeteners - Food Labels
Negative Calorie Diet - Calorie-Counting to Lose Weight - Basal Metabolic Rate - Calories Needed to Lose Weight
How to Reduce Calories - Low Calorie Foods and Weight Loss - How to Reduce Fat Calories - Weight Loss and Calories - Weight Loss Diets

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