Lecture #2 - University of Michigan

Burning 1 g of pure carbohydrate yields a heat of combustion of 4.20 kCal, 1 g of pure protein releases 5.65 kCal, and 1 g of pure lipid yields 9.45 kCal. Because most foods in the diet consist of various proportions of the three macronutrients, the caloric value of a given food reflects the sum of the heats of combustion of each of the ... ................
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