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The word calorie is quite a common word.
'Ice cream is loaded with calories' or 'watch your calories to lose weight', 'Count the calories' and
so on...
But, when people talk about the calories in food, what do they exactly mean? Let's find out.
A calorie is a unit of measurement - a unit of energy. When you hear something contains 100
calories, it's a way of describing how much energy your body would be able to generate from
eating or drinking it.
Are Calories always Bad for You?
Calories aren't bad for us at all. Our body needs calories for energy. But eating too many calories -
and not burning enough of them off through activity - can certainly lead to weight gain. Hence, the
need to know which foods have how many calories or in other words, which food will provide you
with how much energy to the body.
Most foods and drinks contain calories. Some foods, such as ice berg lettuce, contain less
calories. (A cup of shredded lettuce has less than 10 calories.) While other foods, like roasted
peanuts, contain a lot of calories. (A half of a cup of peanuts has approx. 427 calories.)
Simple measurements and their meanings-
1 kilo joule(kj) = 1000 joules
1 kilo calories = 1000 gram calories
1 calorie = 4.18 kj
1 g fat= 9 cal=38 kj
1 g carbohydrate= 4 cal= 17 KJ
1 g of protein = 4 Cal = 17 kJ
The above means that if you know how many grams of each nutrient (read fats, proteins or carbs)
are in a food, you can easily calculate the total calories. You would multiply the number of grams
by the number of calories in a gram of that food component.
For example, if a serving of french fries (about 10 fries) has 10 grams of fat then this implies that
10gms of fat x 9 calories per gram = 90 calories are from fat. Simple!
We should ideally aim for eating a healthy, balanced diet that provides us with the right number of
calories - not too many and also not even too few!
2. Calorie counter
The calorie counter or chart given on this page makes calorie counting simple for foods like
vegetables, fruits, cereals, breads and milk products. You can use this chart to know the calories
in your favorite vegetable, fruit or cereals and make your own low calorie recipe.
Calorie Counting Chart:
Know the calorie content of various food items.
Calories in Fruits per 100 Grams
The values are in Calories. Multiply by 4.18 to get values in kJ.
Apple56
Pear190
Banana95
Chickoo94
Cherries70
Dates281
Grapes 45
Guava66
Kiwi Fruit45
Guava49
Lychies61
Mangoes70
Orange53
Orange juice 100ml47
Papaya32
Peach50
Pears51
Pineapple46
Plums56
Strawberries77
Watermelon26
Pomegranate77
Watermelon16
Calories in Vegetables per 100 Grams
Broccoli25
Brinjal24
Cabbage45
Carrot48
Cauliflower30
Fenugreek (Methi)49
French beans26
3. Lettuce21
Mushroom18
Onion50
Peas93
Potato97
Spinach 100g 26
Spinach 1 leaf 2
Spinach 1 bunch 78
Tomato21
Tomato juice 100ml22
Calories in Cereals per 100 Grams
Bajra360
Maize flour355
Rice325
Wheat flour341
Calories in Breads per piece
1 medium chappati119
1 slice white bread60
1 paratha (no filling)280
Calories in Milk & Milk Products per cup
Butter 100gms.750
Buttermilk19
Cheese315
Cream 100gms.210
Ghee 100gms910
Milk Buffalo 115
Milk Cow 100
Milk Skimmed 45
Calories in Other Items
Sugar 1 tbsp48
Honey 1 tbsp90
Coconut water 100 ml25
Coffee40
Tea30
Be calorie conscious but not only about the number of calories in your diet. What's much more
important than the number of calories is the quality of the calories or the source of the calories in
your plan i.e.- whether you get 300 calories from a can of cola or a chicken sandwich.