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Question

If a person consumes 60 g of carbohydrate in a meal and carbohydrates provide approximately 4 kcal per gram, how many kilocalories does that carbohydrate supply to the meal?

Accepted Answer

240 kilocalories.

Answer

60 kilocalories, because only 1 kcal per gram is counted for available energy from dietary carbohydrate due to thermic effect of food.

Answer

360 kilocalories, assuming carbohydrate provides 6 kcal per gram similar to lipids under certain metabolic conditions.

Answer

150 kilocalories, because carbohydrates provide about 2.5 kcal per gram on average after digestion losses.