How do you calculate total calories of a protein?

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Emily
Jul 11, 2018

Protein contains 4 calories per gram.

Explanation:

If you know the mass of the protein, you can calculate its total calorie amount.

If we were to create an equation, it would look like this.

grams⋅4= calories

For example, say you have 6.5 grams of protein.

6.5⋅4=26 calories

Protein has the same amount of calories per gram as carbohydrates, although fats have 9 calories per gram.

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