Apparently a kilocalorie(kcal) is equivalent of a thousand calorie, and because the actual calorie value is so small in terms of nutrition, the term basically used in the same way as kilocalorie.
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AI_toothbrush@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
That is not how much calories you burn btw. Its much less sadly.
psx_crab@lemmy.zip 2 weeks ago
milicent_bystandr@lemm.ee 2 weeks ago
Depends how many suitcases you’re carrying
Pregnenolone@lemmy.world 2 weeks ago
For the purposes of nutrition guidance, a kilocalorie and a Calorie are the same unit. Yes. It’s confusing.