No, I was taught that a calorie was the energy needed to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 °C a kilocalories is needed for a kilogram of water.
I understand that somebody in the food industry decided that kilocalorie was rather a mouthful, so they defined 1 Calorie = 1000 calories. Now thats a mess for you! From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of John M. Steele Sent: 23 July 2012 15:22 To: U.S. Metric Association Subject: [USMA:51786] Re: Mayor Bloomberg Tries to Destroy the Metric System in NYC Since he doesn't believe in metric, perhaps we could ask him not to use calories (although not SI, they are metric, 1 kg H2O, heated 1 °C). He should use BTUs (25 food calories is 99.2 BTU) so the nanny state can be Customary. --- On Mon, 7/23/12, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> Subject: [USMA:51784] Re: Mayor Bloomberg Tries to Destroy the Metric System in NYC To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> Date: Monday, July 23, 2012, 9:56 AM Another example of politicians getting in the way of metric conversion. I have to agree with his sentiments though, arbitrary limits on container sizes are a bad thing. Mike On 23/07/2012, at 09:16 , John M. Steele wrote: Well, a slight exaggeration, but Mayor Bloomberg's ban on drinks over 16 fl oz with more than 25 calories per 8 fl oz serving affects many drinks bottled in 500 mL/16.9 fl oz sizes. Bottom-line is 16 oz is legal, 500 mL isn't unless lo-cal, so 500 mL will disappear in NYC, and maybe everywhere as bottlers move back to 16 oz to "beat the ban." Seth Goldman, CEO of Honest T, has an editorial in today's WSJ, on their 35 calorie per 8 oz tea, much better for you than 100 calorie per 8 oz soft drinks, but bottled at 500 mL and over the limit, so they will have to change. http://online.wsj.com/article/SB10000872396390444873204577537303844223474.ht ml?mod=googlenews_wsj His supporters (he would no doubt do the opposite of what I say) should urge him to accomodate rational metric sizes. If he can't bring himself to say metric words he could raise it to 17 fl oz. I doubt anyone serving 16 oz would add the extra fill, but it would cover 500 mL servings either in bottles, or if drink cups were metricated.
