What is the difference from calories and calories from fat?!


Question: What is the difference from calories and calories from fat!?
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Calories from fat means just the calories from the fat, not including the calories from the other ingredients!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A calorie is calorie no matter where it comes from!.

What is a calorie!?

A calorie, or kilocalorie, is a unit used to measure energy!. Specifically, a calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius!. Calories in our diet come from fat, protein, carbohydrates, and alcohol!. Carbohydrates and protein contain 4 calories per gram!. Each gram of alcohol contains 7 calories!. Fat has a whopping 9 calories per gram!.


Which foods contain large amounts of calories!?

The number of calories in a food item depends on the quantity of carbohydrates, fats, protein, and alcohol!. Ideally, we should consume foods with a relatively high number of nutrients per calorie, or nutrient-dense foods!. Otherwise, we are eating "empty calories"!. Soft drinks are a good example of empty-calorie foods!. They supply the body with calories but very few nutrients!. Nutrient-dense foods include unprocessed food items, fruits, vegetables, etc!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

Food labels list grams of fat in the food and also calories from fat!. Really just two similar indications of how much fat there is!. Too much fat is bad and can lead to gaining weight!.

There are guidelines for desired max!. fat content in a healthy diet!. It cannot be eliminated altogether, though!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

all food has calories!. there are 4 calories in a gram of protein and in a gram of carbohydrates!. but 9 calories in a gram of fat!. obviously if you are interested in the calorie per gram issue you want to limit the grams of fat you consume!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

A Calorie is a calorie is a calorie!. Calories come in the form of fat calories, protein, carbohydrate!. If you are talking about a nutrition label then maybe you mean total calories versus the calories they list out as from the fat content of the food!?Www@FoodAQ@Com

calories from fat are empty calories!.!.Www@FoodAQ@Com

I have no ******* clue but it would be nice to know!Www@FoodAQ@Com





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