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    Carbohydrates, protein, and lipids provide calories and are considered nutrients, while alcohol is not a nutrient but does provide calories. The document lists the calories per gram from lowest to highest for different energy sources: carbohydrates and protein contain 4 calories per gram, alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, and lipids contain the most at 9 calories per gram. Knowing the calories per gram of different energy sources allows one to estimate the calorie content of foods.

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    Carbohydrates, protein, and lipids provide calories and are considered nutrients, while alcohol is not a nutrient but does provide calories. The document lists the calories per gram from lowest to highest for different energy sources: carbohydrates and protein contain 4 calories per gram, alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, and lipids contain the most at 9 calories per gram. Knowing the calories per gram of different energy sources allows one to estimate the calorie content of foods.

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    Carbohydrates, protein, and lipids provide calories and are considered nutrients, while alcohol is not a nutrient but does provide calories. The document lists the calories per gram from lowest to highest for different energy sources: carbohydrates and protein contain 4 calories per gram, alcohol contains 7 calories per gram, and lipids contain the most at 9 calories per gram. Knowing the calories per gram of different energy sources allows one to estimate the calorie content of foods.

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    11 Calories (Food Energy)

    Figure 1.111 Diagram of a bomb calorimeter1 Web Link Bomb Calorimetry Among the nutrients, the amount of kilocalories per gram are shown below. Energy (kcal/g) No Energy Carbohydrate (4) Vitamins Protein (4) Minerals Lipids (9) Water As can be seen, only carbohydrates, protein, and lipids provide energy. However, there is another energy source in the diet that is not a nutrient.....alcohol. Just to re-emphasize, alcohol is NOT a nutrient! But it does provide energy.

    Figure 1.112 Wine is a type of alcohol.

    The following table lists the energy sources in the diet from lowest calories per gram to the highest calories per gram. Knowing these numbers allows a person to calculate/estimate the amount of calories the food contains if you know the grams of the different energy sources. Energy Sources (kcal/g) Carbohydrates (4) Protein (4) Alcohol (7) Lipids (9)
    1. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heat-loss_calorimeter.giftp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Heatloss_calorimeter.gif

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    Bomb Calorimetry - http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ohyA9amFfsc

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