kilokaloría
Kilokaloría is a unit of energy commonly used in the field of nutrition and food science to measure the energy content of food and beverages. It is defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. The term "kilokaloría" is derived from the Greek words "kilo," meaning thousand, and "kaloría," meaning heat.
In the context of nutrition, kilokalórias are used to quantify the energy provided by macronutrients such as
The kilokaloría is also used in other scientific and engineering contexts to measure energy, but in nutrition,
It is important to note that the kilokaloría is not an SI (International System of Units) unit,