Kilocalorie

/kˈɪləkˌalɔːɹi/

/kˈɪləkˌæloːɹi/

Kilocalorie

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 : Calorie

kilogram calorie

large calorie

nutritionist's calorie

Examples

1. The secondary consumers in trophic level 3, would receive 100 kilocalories of energy!

2. Tertiary consumers in trophic level 4 would receive approximately 10 kilocalories of energy.

3. Often, chemists use the kilocalorie per mole unit.

4. 5 kilocalories is not much.