How calorie content of foods is determined (minus nondigestables)

Subject: How calorie content of foods is determined (minus nondigestables)

Date: Wed Aug 18 10:05:09 1999
Posted by Jamie Crannell
Grade level: teacher/prof School: Chaska high School
City: Chaska State/Province: MN Country: USA
Area of science: Biochemistry
ID: 934985109.Bc

Message:


We have a bomb calorimeter that the students will use to determine the 
energy content of various foods.  How can they correct for nondigestable 
energy?  How is this actually done for the labels put on all foods?  Is 
this experimentally determined or is it calculated based on ingredients?

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