kilokalorija
kilokalorija
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 [enota toplote, enaka količini toplote potrebne za dvig temperature enega kilograma vode za eno stopinjo pri atmosferskem tlaku; uporabljajo jo nutricionisti za opisovanje energijskih lastnosti hrane]