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In nutrition and food science, the term calorie and the symbol cal may refer to the large unit or to the small unit in different regions of the world. It is generally used in publications and package labels to express the energy value of foods in per serving or per weight, recommended dietary caloric intake, [6] [7] metabolic rates, etc.
In the U.S. and Canada, the Reference Daily Intake (RDI) is used in nutrition labeling on food and dietary supplement products to indicate the daily intake level of a nutrient that is considered to be sufficient to meet the requirements of 97–98% of healthy individuals in every demographic in the United States.
The Dietary Reference Intake (DRI) is a system of nutrition recommendations from the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) [a] of the National Academies (United States). [1] It was introduced in 1997 in order to broaden the existing guidelines known as Recommended Dietary Allowances (RDAs, see below).
Women need, on average, 1800–2200 kilocalories (kcal) a day whereas children need 1500–2000 kcal and men 2200–2700 kcal. [2] In March 2009, the European Food Safety Authority published its opinion on intake levels for Europe and they were consistent with numbers behind the GDAs developed in the UK.
KCAL-FM, a radio station (96.7 FM) licensed to Redlands, California, United States; KCAL-TV, a television station (channel 9) licensed to Los Angeles, California, United States; kcal, kilocalorie (1,000 calories), a unit of energy (sometimes referred to as 1 Calorie, with a capital C, as opposed to a small c).
Scientific targets for a planetary health diet, with possible ranges, for an intake of 2500 kcal/day. Food Macronutrient intake (grams per day) (possible range) Caloric intake (kcal per day) Example Comparison Vegetables 300 (200–600) 78 Dairy foods: 250 (0–500) 153 One cup of milk per day Whole grains 232 811 Fruits 200 (100–300) 126
According to the FAO, the average minimum daily energy requirement is approximately 8,400 kilojoules (2,000 kcal) per adult and 4,200 kilojoules (1,000 kcal) a child. [3] This data is presented in kilojoules, as most countries today use the SI unit kilojoules as their primary measurement for food energy intake, [ 4 ] with the exception of the ...
Fat has a food energy content of 38 kilojoules per gram (9 kilocalories per gram) proteins and carbohydrates 17 kJ/g (4 kcal/g). [2] Water makes up a large proportion of the total mass ingested as part of a normal diet but it does not provide any nutritional value.