One of the reasons we eat food is to gain energy. How can we calculate the amount of energy that a food contains?
1 answer:
Answer:
By calculating the total calorific value of each food ingredients
Explanation:
Food’s energy content is due to its calorific values or the amount of calories it it. Carbohydrate, protein and fat are the major constituents of a food. Suppose, the amount of carbohydrate, protein and fat intake in an adult is equal to X, Y and Z grams
In one gram of carbohydrate , protein and fat there are 4 , 4 and 9 calories per gram
Thus, the total calories in the food of adult will be equal to
calories
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