adjective
caloric
kuh-LOR-ik/kʌlˈɔrɪk/
Relating to heat energy.
The label gives the snack's caloric content per serving.
Etymology
Caloric originally meant pertaining to heat or its supposed underlying principle. Its food-related sense shifts the focus from heat itself to the energy value of what is eaten.
In context
how do they know that it contains 130 calories of energy so they just make it up well I hope not they actually can measure the caloric content of different foods
More examples
- The experiment measured the fuel's caloric output.
- Different foods provide different amounts of caloric energy.
- The researcher compared the meals' caloric values.
Forms
caloric
Similar words
- nutritional
- Covers all food qualities, while caloric specifically concerns energy.