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Document Type
Article
Abstract
The food energy of carbohydrate, fat and protein recorded in many nutrition tables is the net available energy. It is equal to 16.7, 37.7, and 16.7 kilojoules per gram respectively. These are not the same as the heat of combustion determined calorimetrically.
Publication Date
Autumn 1983
Journal Title
Iowa Science Teachers Journal
Volume
20
Issue
2
First Page
12
Last Page
12
Copyright
© Copyright 1983 by the Iowa Academy of Science
Language
en
File Format
application/pdf
Recommended Citation
Feinstein, H. I.
(1983)
"Average Heat of Combustion and Available Energy of Carbohydrate, Fat and Protein,"
Iowa Science Teachers Journal: Vol. 20:
No.
2, Article 9.
Available at:
https://scholarworks.uni.edu/istj/vol20/iss2/9