See Also: calorie(dictionary)
Calorie(medicine)
mean calorie(medicine)
calorie(encyclopedia)
calorie(dictionary)
Calorie(health)
kilogram calorie(medicine)
large calorie(medicine)
low-calorie diet(medicine)
gram calorie(medicine)

Calorie (health)


The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree. Commonly used to express the amount of energy-producing value in food.