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noun · B2

Calorie

KAL-uh-ree/ˈkæləri/

A calorie is a unit for measuring energy in food: calories per 100 g; a low-calorie label. Energy is the physics twin; a joule is the SI unit (already elsewhere). Quote calories from the table, not a diet slogan. Mix-up: calory is a misspelling; colourful. Do not write calorie for a feeling of tiredness.

Meaning

A unit for measuring the energy in food.

Examples

  • “Quote calories per 100 g from the table, not a diet slogan.”
  • “A calorie deficit still needs the kJ line if the paper asks for SI, which is the science-unit sense.”

Good to know

calories per 100 g; low-calorie. Physics twin: energy / joule. Trap: calory. Food tables, PE, and health. A unit of food energy, not a mood.

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