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Question
We get ______ energy from carbohydrates.
Options
9 kcal/gm
9 cal/gm
4 cal/gm
4 kcal/gm
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Solution
We get 4 kcal/gm energy from carbohydrates.
Explanation:
We get 4 kcal/gm of energy from each gram of carbohydrates, according to some nutrition sources. This is the same amount of energy provided by protein per gram, while fats provide roughly twice as much energy per gram, according to nutrition information sites.
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