English-Portuguese translations for calorie

• caloria
  Trata-se de saída de calorias, não apenas de entrada de calorias. It is about calorie output, not just about calorie input.
  Como certamente saberá, os últimos estudos determinaram claramente que, provavelmente, ingeríamos mais calorias na década de 1950. As I am sure you are fully aware, the latest studies have clearly established that we probably had a higher intake of calories in the 1950s.
  No entanto, os alimentos com um elevado teor de calorias, gorduras ou açúcar não se tornam mais saudáveis apenas porque lhes foram adicionadas vitaminas ou outras substâncias. Foodstuffs that have a high content of calories, fats, or sugar do not, however, become healthier solely because they contain added vitamins or other substances.

Definition of calorie

• 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
• 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

Related words

• kilocalorie
• calorie-free
• low-calorie
• megacalorie
• calorie-conscious
• gram calorie
• kilogram calorie
• dietary calorie
• large calorie