Learning how to count calories is a good way to lose weight.Most food labels list the number of calories in the product, but they don't list which specific calories come from.If you know the difference between calories and grams and the conversion rate, you can easily calculate the number of calories in a certain amount.
Step 1: Look at the information on the nutrition label.
The number of grams of fat is listed on most food labels.You will calculate the calories using this method.
Step 2: The fat grams can be divided by nine.
Nine calories are found in every gram of fat.Simply divide the fat grams by nine to figure out how many calories there are.If there are ten grams of fat, you would have to eat nine calories for a total of 90 calories.There are calories in the fat grams.
Step 3: How many calories are in the product?
If you want to know how many calories are in the fat of a product, take the original number and divide it by the amount of calories on the label.For a total of 270 calories, you would take 90 by three and divide it by the number of calories on the label.
Step 4: A carbohydrate is an organic compound.
Carbohydrates are made from carbon, hydrogen, and oxygen.They always have calories, but calories are in other macro-nutrients.
Step 5: The nutrition label is important.
You can see how many grams of sugar there are in a serving.Four calories per gram is what theCarbohydrates have.To figure out how many calories there are, divide the number of carbohydrates by four.The equation (9 x 4) is used to get a total of 36 calories.There are four calories in every one gram of food.
Step 6: You can find out the number of calories that come from it.
The grams are listed on the food labels.It has four calories per gram.If you want to get the number of calories, you have to add up the amount ofProtein grams by four.
Step 7: The difference between a gram and a calories should be understood.
A gram is equal to one thousandth of a kilogram.A calories is a unit of energy.A pound of body fat is equivalent to about 3500 calories.A gram and a calories can't be converted into one another.
Step 8: Determine which energy source you want to measure calories from.
The amount of calories per gram of food is dependent on the ratio of macro-nutrients.The human body can derive energy from three main macro-nutrients.The grams can't be weighed and converted into calories.To calculate the total calories in a gram, you have to know how many calories are in it.
Step 9: The number of grams is calculated by the conversion number.
You can calculate the calories for the food by looking at the label.The nutrients will be listed in grams.You can add the number of calories in each gram to find the one you are looking for.