Synonyms for calorie
ˈkæl ə ricalo·rie

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1. Calorie, kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorienoun

   a unit of heat equal to the amount of heat required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree at one atmosphere pressure; used by nutritionists to characterize the energy-producing potential in food

   Synonyms:
   gram calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, small calorie, kilocalorie

2. calorie, gram calorie, small calorienoun

   unit of heat defined as the quantity of heat required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree centigrade at atmospheric pressure

   Synonyms:
   gram calorie, kilogram calorie, large calorie, nutritionist's calorie, small calorie, kilocalorie

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1. List of paraphrases for "calorie":

   calories, caloric

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1. Calorie

   Synonyms:
   The non-SI (International System) terms Calorie and calorie have been the source of confusion, as they differ only in that the 'large' calorie (also known as food calorie, kilocalorie, kilogram-calorie) is written with an uppercase C and the 'small' calorie with a lowercase c; 1 Cal = 4.186 kilojoules; 1 joule = 0.24 cal
   

2. calorie

   Synonyms:
   The non-SI (International System) terms Calorie and calorie have been the source of confusion, as they differ only in that the 'small' calorie (also known as 15º calorie, gram-calorie, microcalorie, small calorie, standard calorie) is written with a lowercase c and the 'large' calorie with an uppercase C; 1 cal = 4.186 joules; 1 joule = 0.24 cal
   

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1. Krista Varady:

   We basically showed that they both produce a clinically significant amount of weight loss, instead of being better than calorie restriction, it's the same.

2. Kris Sollid:

   There is insufficient evidence that listing ` added sugars ’ on nutrition facts panels would yield meaningful reductions in calorie consumption or improvement in public health.

3. Katie Bengston:

   We did not notice a jump in sales from higher calorie items to lower calorie items.

4. Paul Fischbeck:

   Eating lettuce is over three times worse in greenhouse gas emissions than eating bacon, lots of common vegetables require more resources per calorie than you would think. Eggplant, celery and cucumbers look particularly bad when compared to pork or chicken.

5. Gavin Partington:

   If you go back 20 years, the proportion of low- or no-calorie products on the market was 30 percent, now it's about 60 percent.