noun
- a unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used to measure the energy content of food
Usage: scientific; often abbreviated as kcal
Examples
- A slice of pizza contains about 300 kilocalories.
- The nutrition label shows that this snack has 150 kilocalories per serving.
- Athletes need to consume more kilocalories to fuel their training.
- One gram of fat provides 9 kilocalories of energy.
- The doctor recommended reducing her daily intake by 500 kilocalories.
- This energy bar contains 250 kilocalories and 10 grams of protein.