What is a calorie?

<p><strong>#049</strong></p><p>This week, Melissa and Jam question the whole system of food. Or rather, the way we calculate food: calories. What are they? Where'd the come from? How are they calculated? Is it a good system for measuring food? What does it actually measure? Can we calculate calories in food at home? Let's dig in.</p><p>We're proud to partner with <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">MEL Science.</a> Check out their home chemistry experiment sets here: <a href="https://bit.ly/melchem">bit.ly/melchem</a></p><p>Like the show? <a href="http://www.ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">Buy us a coffee!</a></p><p><strong>References from this episode</strong></p><ol> <li><a href="https://www.scientificamerican.com/article/how-do-food-manufacturers/">How Do Food Manufacturers Calculate the Calorie Count of Packaged Foods? - Scientific American - Jim Painter</a></li> <li> <a href="https://libproxy.library.unt.edu:2147/10.1093/jn/136.12.2957">History of the Calorie in Nutrition - The Journal of Nutrition - James L. Hargrove</a> </li> </ol><p><br>Find us on <a href="http://instagram.com/chemforyourlife">Instagram</a>, <a href="http://twitter.com/chemforyourlife">Twitter</a>, and <a href="http://facebook.com/chemforyourlife">Facebook</a> @ChemForYourLife.<br>Email us at <a>chemforyourlife@gmail.com</a><br>And check out our chill, simple little website at <a href="https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/">https://chemforyourlife.transistor.fm/</a></p><p><strong><a rel="payment" title="★ Support this podcast ★" href="https://ko-fi.com/chemforyourlife">★ Support this podcast ★</a></strong></p>