calorie

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Introduction

A unit of heat = 4.1868 joules.

Notes

  • FDA will require chain restaurants or vending machines with >= 20 locations to display calorie counts adjacent to items on menus[2]
    • ruling also applies to made-to-order foods at grocery stores & popcorn served at movie theaters

References

  1. Dorland's Medical Dictionary, 23rd ed., WB Saunders, Philadelphia, 1990
  2. Jump up to: 2.0 2.1 FDA News Release. November 25, 2014 FDA finalizes menu and vending machine calorie labeling rules. http://www.fda.gov/NewsEvents/Newsroom/PressAnnouncements/ucm423952.htm