It is a unit of energy
Its a calorie
A nutritional Calorie is 1000 times a chemical calorie.
The difference between a calorie and a Calorie is calorie is a smaller unit than Calorie and it takes 1000 calorie's to make a Calorie. The Calorie (kilocalorie, kcal) is 1000 calories - a more useful unit and widely used.
a scientific name for a calorie is a kilo calorie
The Calorie.
The small calorie is equivalent to 4.2 joules. This is the scientific calorie, and it is usually replaced with units in joules. The kilogram calorie is the dietary or nutritional calorie. It is the equivalent of 4.2 kilojoules, 1000 times greater than the small calorie.
You can get a calorie tracker here www.everydayhealth.com/calorie-counter.aspx.
what is calorie
its smaller\
a calorie is Compound
Reduce calorie intake below calorie expenditure or increase calorie expenditure above calorie intake. A combination of both.