Food Calorie Counter

1. A unit of energy equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius. One calorie is equivalent to 4.1868 joules. Also called smallcalorie.

2. A unit of heat equal to the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of 1,000 grams of water by one degree Celsius. This unit is used as a measure of the energy released by food as it is digested by the human body. Also called kilocalorie, large calorie.

Example:
Calculate the calorie intake for the following?

1. Wheat Flour
2. Corn Flakes
3. White bread
4. Celebrations chocolates
5. Chicken
6. Coffee (water + milk)
7. Cheeseburger
8. Apple
9. Milk
10. Potato Chips
11. Cabbage boiled

Solutions:
a.Wheat Flour
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories =455
Carbohydrates =95.39
Protein =12.91
Fat =1.2

b. Corn Flakes
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories = 370
Carbohydrates =84
Protein = 7
Fat =0.8

c.White bread
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories =266
Carbohydrates =50.61
Protein = 7.64
Fat =3.29

d.Celebrations chocolates
Serving Size=100 gm
Qty =1
Calories =512
Carbohydrates =61.5
Protein =5.7
Fat =27

e.Chicken
Serving Size=100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories =171
Carbohydrates =1.7
Protein = 26.5
Fat =6.5

f.Coffee (water + milk)
Serving Size =100 ml
Qty = 1
Calories = 7
Carbohydrates =0.5
Protein = 0.5
Fat =0.4

g.Cheeseburger
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories = 260
Carbohydrates = 25
Protein = 13
Fat =11

h.Apple
Serving Size = 100gm
Qty = 1
Calories = 47.5
Carbohydrates =11.3
Protein = 0.4
Fat =0.1

i.Milk
Serving Size =100 ml
Qty = 1
Calories =62
Carbohydrates =10.91
Protein = 3.34
Fat =3.35

j.Potato Chips
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty =1
Calories =502
Carbohydrates= 64.9
Protein = 4.6
Fat =26.1

k.Cabbage boiled
Serving Size =100 gm
Qty = 1
Calories =15.3
Carbohydrates =2.2
Protein = 1
Fat =0.3