What does calorie mean in cooking?

calorie means: An unit used for measuring food energy. It is also known as kcalorie or kcal, and it represents the heat needed to bring 1 kilogram of water up 1° Celsius. You can get calories from carbohydrates, proteins, fats, and alcohol. Fats and alcohol are more caloric than carbohydrates and proteins. (in Cooking Dictionary)

What else does calorie mean?

• A combination of several roughly equal amounts of heat. Each unit is measured by the heat needed to increase the temperature 1 gram water at 1 atmosphere pressure. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• Heat equals one unit ¹ / ₁₀₀ The heat needed to increase the temperature by 1 gram water at 1 atmosphere pressure. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• A unit of heat is the heat needed to increase the temperature by 1kg of water at 1 atmosphere pressure. (in Merlin Dictionary)
• One unit of energy-producing capacity equals the amount of heat contained in foods and then released by the body. (in Merlin Dictionary)