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What is a kilocalorie?

What is a kilocalorie? Here are some definitions.

Noun
  1. a non-SI unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used (now rare) in chemistry or physics; equal to 1 calorie or Calorie as used in nutrition. Symbol kcal.
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Note that general food rations are not individualized. Thus, if there is a high prevalence of HIV but individual status is not known, all food rations for all families would have a higher kilocalorie amount.
In scientific terms, 1 calorie is a kilocalorie, which is the amount of energy required to raise 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius.
One kilocalorie is the amount of heat energy required to raise one kilogram of water from 14.5 to 15.5 °C at one atmosphere of pressure.
One kilocalorie is equivalent to 4.184 kilojoules.
In the case of maize-based ethanol, for example, 1.3 kilocalories of oil are needed to produce 1 kilocalorie of bioethanol.
This allows you to obtain precise kilocalorie calculations when the nutritional plan is given out.

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