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saraispiel19
Jun 7, 2007, 07:30 AM
I'm not sure if this is in the right cαtαgory but..

How do the mαkers of αny foods product know how mαny cαlories there is in the product?

lovelesspa
Jun 7, 2007, 08:06 AM
A calorie is a unit of energy, specifically, a calorie is the amount of energy or heat it takes to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 degree celsius, (1.8 degrees fahrenheit). 1 calorie = 4.184 Joules, which is a unit of energy, used in physical science. Not only food can have calories anthing that contains energy has calories. The calories on food labels are actually Kilocalories-1,000 calories = 1 kilo calorie. It's based on a Nutritional analysis of a given product. Calories can be categorized by the source of food they came from, Fat, protein or carbs. I.E. A fat calorie comes from fat, Fat contains 9 calories (so 8 X 9 = 72 calories)

saraispiel19
Jun 7, 2007, 08:42 AM
Thαnks:) I've αlwαys wondered how they figured it out:)