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calorie

/ˈkæləɹi/

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noun

千卡，大卡，卡路里

(nutrition) Kilogram calorie or large calorie. A unit of energy 1000 times larger than the gram calorie. It is equivalent to the gram kilocalorie, approximately 4.2 kilojoules.

Examples :

"A medium-sized apple contains about 95 calories. "

一个中等大小的苹果含有大约95千卡的热量。

food energy unit

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noun

卡路里，千卡

The gram calorie or small calorie, a non-SI unit of energy, equivalent to approximately 4.2 joules. This unit was widely used in chemistry and physics, being the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C.

Examples :

"My breakfast this morning had about 300 calories. "

我今天早饭大约有300卡路里。

energy physics chemistry science food unit amount