Calculation of Food Value

BSN 2 A.Y. 2020-2021

Energy from Foods
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The Calorie
-is the standard unit in measuring
heat.

-it measures the energy that our body

gets from Food

Kilogram calorie (kcal)- the

unit of energy commonly
used in human nutrition
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FUEL FACTOR

1. Carbohydrate = 4 calories
per gram
2. Fat = 9 calories per gram
3. Protein = 4 calories per
gram
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BOMB
CALORIMETER Food measured
in kilocalories
- device used to
determine the total
1000 calories = 1 kcalorie
calorie content
(total energy)
available from
food
 Example:
5
One cup of milk contains
approximately:
Calculation
12 gms carbohydrates x 4 cal/gm= 48 kcal

of Food 8 gms protein

10 gms fat
x 4 cal/gm= 32 kcal
x 9 cal/gm= 90 kcal
Total= 170 kcal
Value -from this information, you can calculate the
percentage of each of the nutrients. To calculate the
percentage of kcalories from fat, for example, divide
the 90 fat kcal by the total 170 kcal.

90 fat kcal/170 kcal= 0.529 or 0.53

    0.53x 100= 53%

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