0
An uppercase Calorie is a unit of energy, short for kilocalories. This is the same as the "calories" listed on nutrition labels, and equals 1000 lowercase calories.
Wiki User
∙ 12y ago
Add your answer:
Earn +20 pts
What is the difference between a Calorie on a food label and a calorie in science?
Both Calorie and calorie are measurements of energy. 1 Calorie = 1000 calories Upper-case Calorie is used in nutritional terms and is sometimes also referred to as a kilocalorie to avoid confusing it with the lower-case calorie. Please see the related link for more details The Calorie (kilocalorie, kcal) is 1000 calories - a more useful unit and widely used.
What does a lower case calorie mean?
A lowercase calorie is a unit of measurement. The "calories" found on nutrition labels are actually kilocalories (Calories), so there are 1000 calories in 1 Calories.
What does blind case mean?
it means that an input field does not care if you use upper or lower case as letters
What does a lower case I mean in roman numerals?
Lower case Roman numerals have exactly the same value as upper case numerals
What is the define of the word calorie?
The Calorie (the upper case "C" is relevant) is an obsolete pre-SI Metric unit defined as the amount of heat required to raise one kilogram of water one degree Celcius. As this amount depends on the starting temperature, one Calorie (strictly speaking, a kilocalorie) varies in value (approximately4.2 Joules) and has only been specifically defined as a Thermochemical Calorie (4.184 J exactly). Calorie continues in use only as a unit of food energy. Technically, "calorie" (lower case "c") is a gram calorie with a value one-thousanth of a Calorie, however, the distinction is often not made. The word calorie derives from Latin, via French "calor" meaning heat.
What does the food type calorie mean?
what is calorie
Were roman sculptures carved in upper or lower case?
upper case
Is the first letter of a chemical symbol always upper case or lower case?
upper case
How many kilojules are in a calorie?
4.184 Kilojoules make up 1 calorie. If you have any food product that contains for example around 400 Kj it will then obviously be the equivalent to about 95 calories. 50 calories will be the equivalent to around 210 Kj
Which case is case sensitive upper case or lower case?
Both. "Case sensitive" means that upper case and lower case characters are treated as different characters.
What does the word case mean?
Case- letter format, upper or lower Case- secret survey as in to "case" a joint (slang) Case- Legal term for a court case. Case- container as in a briefcase or suitcase. Case- Circumstance as in "just in case"
What is the origin of English upper case?
Upper and lower case came from when everything used to be printed by hand. The letters would be inside of a brief case. The upper case would be kept on the top of the case and the lower case on the bottom.
