Category:Definitions/Large Calorie
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The large calorie is a CGS unit of heat energy.
It was originally defined as equal to the energy required to raise the temperature of $1$ kilogram of water by $1 \cels$.
However, it is noted that this energy depends upon the initial temperature of the water itself.
Hence it is now usually defined as $1000$ times the value of the international calorie
This unit is generally used in the food industry to provide an estimate of the energy provided by particular foods.
| \(\ds \) | \(\) | \(\ds 1\) | large calorie | |||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 4186 \cdotp 8\) | joules | \(\quad\) (exact) | ||||||||||
| \(\ds \) | \(=\) | \(\ds 1000\) | international calories | \(\quad\) (exact) |
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