Chapter 5, Problem 5.9PP

Summary Introduction

To determine:

The number of calories present in $17\text{g}$ mass of carbohydrate, $1\text{g}$ of protein and $7\text{g}$ of fat.

Concept introduction:

The calorie content of food is the energy content present in a given food. The amount of energy released in the combustion of a given mass of food is measured in terms of calorie units. The number of calories present in one kilogram of food is known as the calorific value of that food.