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kcal

American  
  1. kilocalorie; kilocalories.


kcal British  

abbreviation

  1. kilocalorie

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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"For the above reasons, we concluded that the ad irresponsibly promoted a diet that fell below 800 kcal a day," the ASA said.

From BBC Apr. 2, 2024

On average, the study shows that children who were feeling bored ate 95 kcal when they were already full, compared to children in a neutral mood condition who ate just 59 kcal.

From Science Daily Oct. 24, 2023

In Australia, it's a legal requirement for packaged food items to have a nutrition information panel that displays the number of kcal it contains.

From Salon Aug. 24, 2023

Russian thermal coal at 5,500 kcal on delivery basis to China was assessed at about $155 a tonne in late August, up from about $150 a tonne a month earlier.

From Reuters Sep. 20, 2022

How does this compare with the average heat transfer rate to the body resulting from an energy intake of about 2400 kcal per day?

From Textbooks Aug. 12, 2015

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