AVERAGE CALORIES IN A DAY

Calories Per Gram Carb

calories


The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water through 1 °C, equal to one thousand small calories and often used to measure the energy value of foods


(calorie) 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


The energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water through 1 °C (now usually defined as 4.1868 joules)


(caloric) thermal: relating to or associated with heat; "thermal movements of molecules"; "thermal capacity"; "thermic energy"; "the caloric effect of sunlight"


(caloric) of or relating to calories in food; "comparison of foods on a caloric basis"; "the caloric content of foods"


Either of two units of heat energy

gram


a metric unit of weight equal to one thousandth of a kilogram


Gram-positive bacteria are those that are stained dark blue or violet by Gram staining. This is in contrast to Gram-negative bacteria, which cannot retain the crystal violet stain, instead taking up the counterstain (safranin or fuchsine) and appearing red or pink.


A metric unit of mass equal to one thousandth of a kilogram


Danish physician and bacteriologist who developed a method of staining bacteria to distinguish among them (1853-1938)

carb


(Carbs) A carbohydrate is an organic compound with the empirical formula Cm(H2O)n, that is, consists only of carbon, hydrogen and oxygen, with the last two in the 2:1 atom ratio. Carbohydrates can be viewed as hydrates of carbon, hence their name.


The California Air Resources Board, also known as CARB or ARB, is the "clean air agency" in the government of California.


(carbed) a normally aspirated, or carburetor, engine; alternative is electronic fuel injection (EFI)