kcal?????

[banslug]

OK, this may be a silly question, but I'm clueless. I'm looking at a cookbook (400 Best-Ever Soups, in case you're wondering) and the nutritional info on each recipe lists:

"Energy xxx kcal"

Is that the same as a 'normal' calorie?

Gayle

 

[materialsgirl]

A kcal is what most people in the US call a Calorie (capital C). When a food label lists Calories, it really means kcal. And when your HRM tells you how may Calories you've burned, it means kcal. Hope this helps!

 

[banslug]

So, it's exactly the same thing. A soup that is 200 C per serving is 220 kcal per serving. Right?

Gayle

 

[barbara27]

I found this on the nutrition.gov site:

"The “calorie” we refer to in food is actually kilocalorie. 1 kilocalorie is the same as 1 Calorie (upper case C). A kilocalorie is the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water one degree Celsius."

Not sure how helpful this is, but wanted to post it for you.

Barbara

 

[materialsgirl]

Right!

 

[Liann]

>So, it's exactly the same thing. A soup that is 200 C per
>serving is 220 kcal per serving. Right?
>
>Gayle


Now I'm confused. If they are the same thing and one calorie equals one kcal, how come there is 20 more kcals in that serving of soup???

 

[banslug]

OOOPS! LOL Sorry! That was a typo on my part. I meant to say:

200C = 200kcal!

SORRY FOR THE CONFUSSION!

Gayle

 

[Liann]

No problem! I stink at anything conversion related, so I just figured I wasn't "getting it", which wasn't really surprising me!