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Is calories and energy are the same ?
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One: Kilocalorie is the energy required to increase 1 kg of water temperature by on degree c at one atmosphere of pressure. Certain foods (fat, protein carbohydrates) have different amounts of energy per gram.
Answered 2/18/2014
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