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Calories

Calories are simply units of measure. They aren’t actually things in and of themselves; they are labels for other things, just like how an inch really isn’t anything, but it measures the distance between two points.

So what do calories measure?

Easy: they measure energy.

Food Weight (g) Common Measure Calories (kcal) Alcoholic beverage, beer, light 354 12 fl oz 103 Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular 355 12 fl oz 138 Alcoholic beverage, wine, dessert, sweet 103 3.5 fl oz 157 Apple juice, unsweetened 248 1 cup 117 Bananas, raw 118 1 banana 105 Beans, baked, canned, plain or vegetarian 254 1 cup 239 Beets, canned, drained solids 170 1 cup 53 Bread, rye 32 1 slice 83 Bread, wheat 25 1 slice 65 Bread, white 25 1 slice 67 Broccoli, raw 88 1 cup 30 Butter 14.2 tablespoon 102 Cabbage, raw 70 1 cup 17 Cake, chocolate 64 1 piece 235 Carbonated beverage, cola, with caffeine 370 12 fl oz 155 Carrots, raw 72 1 Carrot 30 Cheese, cottage, creamed 210 1 cup 216 Cheese, provolone 28.35 1 oz 100 Chicken, broilers/fryers, breast, meat only 86 1/2 breast 142 Coffee, instant, regular, prep. with water 179 6 fl oz 4 Crustaceans, crab, blue, canned 135 1 cup 134 Crust., lobster, cooked, moist heat 85 3 oz 83 Crustaceans, shrimp, canned 85.05 3 oz 102 Egg, whole, cooked, fried 46 1 large 92 Fast foods, cheeseburger, double patty 155 1 medium 457 Fast foods, hamburger, double patty 215 1 medium 576 Fast foods, hotdog, 98 1 hotdog 242 Fish, haddock, cooked, dry heat 150 1 fillet 168 Fish, halibut, cooked, dry heat 159 1/2 fillet 223 Fish, salmon, pink, canned 85 3 oz 118 Fish, tuna salad 205 1 cup 383 Grapefruit juice, pink, raw 247 1 cup 96 Ham, sliced, regular (+/- 11% fat) 56.7 2 slices 92 Honey 21 1 tbsp 64 Ice creams, vanilla 66 1/2 cup 133 Lemon juice, canned or bottled 244 1 cup 51 Lettuce, green leaf, raw 10 1 leaf 2 Margarine, regular, tub, 80% fat, with salt 14.2 1 tbsp 102 Milk shakes, thick chocolate 300 10.6 fl oz 357 Milk, whole, 3.25% milk fat 244 1 cup 146 Nuts, almonds 28.35 24 nuts 164 Oil, olive, salad or cooking 13.5 1 tbsp 119 Onions, raw 110 1 onion 46 Oranges, raw, all commercial varieties 131 1 orange 62 Pears, raw 166 1 pear 96 Potato salad 250 1 cup 358 Potatoes, baked, flesh, without salt 156 1 potato 145 Rice, white, parboiled, enriched, cooked 175 1 cup 200 Tea, herb, chamomile, brewed 178 6 fl oz 2