To be able to burn calories, one must know how rich a food is, or how many calories it contains. Thats just what we are going to discuss in this section.
Specifically, a calorie is the amount of energy, or heat, it takes to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water 1 degree Celsius (1.8 degrees Fahrenheit). One calorie is equal to 4.184 joules, a common unit of energy used in the physical sciences.
Calorie Formula
· Adult male: 66 + (6.3 x body weight in lbs.) + (12.9 x height in inches) - (6.8 x age in years)
· Adult female: 655 + (4.3 x weight in lbs.) + (4.7 x height in inches) - (4.7 x age in years)
Calorie Chart
| Beverages |
| Carbonated (8oz glass) |
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Cola |
95 calories |
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Fruit flavors |
115 calories |
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Ginger Ale |
75 calories |
| Fruit Drinks (1/2 cup) |
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Apricot Nectar |
70 calories |
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Cranberry Juice |
80 calories |
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Grape Drink |
70 calories |
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Lemonade (frozen) |
55 calories |
| Fruit Juice (1/2 cup) |
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Apple Juice, canned |
60 calories |
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Grape Juice, bottled |
80 calories |
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Grapefruit Juice, canned, unsweetened |
50 calories |
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Orange Juice, canned, unsweetened |
55 calories |
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Pineapple Juice, canned, unsweetened |
70 calories |
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Prune Juice, canned |
100 calories |
| Vegetable Juices (1/2 cup) |
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Tomato Juice |
25 calories |
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Vegetable Juice cocktail |
20 calories |
| Coffee and Tea |
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Coffee, black |
3-5 calories |
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With 1tsp. Sugar |
18-20 calories |
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With 1 tsp. Cream |
13-15 calories |
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Tea, plain |
0-1 calories |
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With 1 tsp. Sugar |
15-16 calories |
| Candy (per ounce) |
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Hard Candy |
110 calories |
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Jelly Beans |
105 calories |
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Marshmallows |
90 calories |
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Gumdrops |
100 calories |
| Chips (per cup) |
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Corn Chips |
230 calories |
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Potato Chips |
115 calories |
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| Popcorn |
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(air-popped, without butter) |
25 calories |
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Pretzels |
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Dutch, 1 twisted |
60 calories |
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Stick, 5 regular |
10 calories |
| Cheese (ounce) |
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American, processed |
105 calories |
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Cottage, creamed |
30 calories |
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Cottage, low-fat (2%) |
25 calories |
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Swiss, natural |
105 calories |
| Crackers |
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Butter, 2-inch diameter |
15 calories |
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Graham, 2.5-inch square,2 |
55 calories |
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Matzoh, 6-inch diameter |
80 calories |
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Rye |
45 calories |
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Saltine |
50 calories |
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| Raw Fruits |
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Apple, 1 medium 80 calories |
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Apricots, fresh, 3 medium |
50 calories |
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Apricots, dried, 5 halves |
40 calories |
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Banana, 1 medium |
105 calories |
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Blackberries, ½ cup |
35 calories |
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Blueberries, ½ cup |
40 calories |
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Cantaloupe, ¼ melon |
50 calories |
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Cherries, 10 |
50 calories |
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Dates, dried, 1 medium |
50 calories |
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Fig, dried, 1 medium |
50 calories |
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Grapefruit, ½ |
40 calories |
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Grapes, 20 |
30 calories |
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Orange, 1 medium |
60 calories |
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Peach, 1 medium |
100 calories |
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Pear, 1 medium |
100 calories |
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Pineapple, ½ cup |
40 calories |
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Prunes, dried, 3 |
60 calories |
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Raisins, ¼ cup |
110 calories |
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Strawberries, 1 cup |
45 calories |
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Watermelon, 1 cup |
50 calories |
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| Nuts (2 tbs) |
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Almonds |
105 calories |
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Brazil nuts |
115 calories |
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Cashews |
100 calories |
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Peanuts |
105 calories |
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Pecans, halves |
95 calories |
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| Vegetables (raw) |
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Carrots, ½ cup grated |
35 calories |
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Celery, 5-inch stalks, 3 |
10 calories |
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Pickle, 1 |
15-20 calories |
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