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Canine food labels list energy as kcals (kilocalories), but in pet nutrition, this is the same as calories—so 364 kcal per cup simply means 364 calories per cup.
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This far exceeded the 2,100 kilocalories per capita per day that the Sphere Handbook, the leading standards-setting guide in such contexts, considers the minimum standard for war zones.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
It is suggested that a member of the Otodus shark family would require about 100,000 kilocalories per day to survive.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
The living animal required around 100,000 kilocalories per day.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Elevating the core temperature of an average size male one degree requires adding about 60 kilocalories of heat.
—Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Although each gram of protein provides 4 kilocalories, your body does not use protein as a primary energy source.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Low-grade import coal with 3,800 kilocalories per kilogram, compared to the 5,500kcal Qinhuangdao product, is currently trading at its lowest levels in 3½ years — a strong indicator that a domestic market awash in poor quality coal doesn’t need to bring any more of it from overseas.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024
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Lucy Notarantonio, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
This far exceeded the 2,100 kilocalories per capita per day that the Sphere Handbook, the leading standards-setting guide in such contexts, considers the minimum standard for war zones.
—Foreign Affairs, 20 Oct. 2025
It is suggested that a member of the Otodus shark family would require about 100,000 kilocalories per day to survive.
—Stephanie Edwards, Discover Magazine, 27 May 2025
The living animal required around 100,000 kilocalories per day.
—David Bressan, Forbes.com, 26 May 2025
Elevating the core temperature of an average size male one degree requires adding about 60 kilocalories of heat.
—Outside Online, 19 Feb. 2025
Although each gram of protein provides 4 kilocalories, your body does not use protein as a primary energy source.
—Merve Ceylan, Health, 22 Oct. 2024
Low-grade import coal with 3,800 kilocalories per kilogram, compared to the 5,500kcal Qinhuangdao product, is currently trading at its lowest levels in 3½ years — a strong indicator that a domestic market awash in poor quality coal doesn’t need to bring any more of it from overseas.
—David Fickling, Twin Cities, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Kilocalorie.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/kilocalorie. Accessed 9 Nov. 2025.
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kilocalorie
noun
ki·lo·cal·o·rie
ˈkē-lə-ˌkal-(ə-)rē 
ˈkil-ə-
Medical Definition
kilocalorie
noun
ki·lo·cal·o·rie
-ˌkal-(ə-)rē
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