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| "The main business is not to see what lies dimly at a distance but to do what lies clearly at hand." - Thomas Carlyle |
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The following table shows the calories per gram for a variety of foods. The data makes it clear that although the 4-4-9 method of calculating calories is simple - it is also only a very crude approximation of actual values. |
| Food Item | Protein (cal/gm) | Carbohydrates (cal/gm) | Fat (cal/gm) | Alcohol (cal/gm) |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Baked Beans with Pork, Tomato Sauce | 3.50 | 4.00 | 8.80 | - |
| Baked Beans with Tomato Sauce | 3.40 | 4.00 | 8.40 | - |
| Barley | 3.55 | 3.95 | 8.37 | - |
| Beans | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Beans, Refried | 3.50 | 4.10 | 8.90 | - |
| Beef Tongue | 4.27 | 4.11 | 9.02 | - |
| Beef | 4.27 | - | 9.02 | - |
| Beef, Processed | 4.27 | 3.68 - 3.87 | 9.02 | - |
| Beer | 3.87 | 4.12 | 8.37 | 6.93 |
| Beet Sugar | - | 3.87 | - | - |
| Breakfast cereals | 1.82 - 3.82 | 2.80 - 4.16 | 8.37 - 8.80 | - |
| Brown Rice | 3.41 - 3.82 | 4.12 - 4.16 | 8.37 | - |
| Buckwheat | 3.37 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Bulgur Wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
| Butter | 4.27 | 3.87 | 8.79 | - |
| Cane Sugar | - | 3.87 | - | - |
| Carbonated Soft Drinks | 3.36 | 3.87 | 8.37 | - |
| Cellophane | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Chili with Beans | 3.50 | 4.00 | 8.70 | - |
| Chocolate | 1.83 | 1.33 | 8.37 | - |
| Chow Mein Noodles | 3.93 | 4.12 | 8.93 | - |
| Cocoa | 1.83 | 1.33 | 8.37 | - |
| Coffee | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Corn Bran | 1.82 | 2.35 | 8.30 - 8.37 | - |
| Corn flour | 2.73 | 3.95 | 8.37 | - |
| Corn grits | 2.73 | 4.03 | 8.37 | - |
| Cornmeal, Degermed | 3.46 | 4.16 | 8.37 | - |
| Couscous | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Egg Noodles | 3.93 | 4.09 | 8.41 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
| Egg Noodles, Spinach | 3.88 | 4.08 | 8.41 | - |
| Eggs | 4.36 | 3.68 | 9.02 | - |
| Farina | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Fish | 4.27 | - | 9.02 | - |
| Flours (average of Corn, Rice, Wheat) | 2.96 - 4.04 | 3.78 - 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| French Fried Potatoes | 2.80 | 4.00 | 8.80 | - |
| Fruit - Flavored Drinks | 3.36 | 3.90 | 8.37 | - |
| Fruits, Canned | 3.36 | 3.60 - 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Fruits, Raw | 3.36 | 2.48 - 3.60 | 8.37 | - |
| Lemonade | 3.36 | 3.80 | 8.37 | - |
| Limeade | 3.36 | 3.80 | 8.37 | - |
| Long Rice Noodles | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Macaroni, Regular | 3.91 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Macaroni, Vegetable | 3.86 | 4.11 | 8.37 | - |
| Macaroni, Whole wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Milk and Milk Products | 4.27 | 3.87 | 8.79 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
| Millet | 3.87 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Mushrooms | 2.62 | 3.48 | 8.37 | - |
| Nuts | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Oat Bran | 1.82 | 2.35 | 8.30 - 8.37 | - |
| Peas | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Pork | 4.27 | 3.68 - 3.87 | 9.02 | - |
| Potato Salad | 3.60 | 4.00 | 8.90 | - |
| Potatoes | 2.78 | 3.48 | 8.37 | - |
| Poultry | 4.27 | 3.87 | 9.02 | - |
| Processed meats | 4.27 | 3.68 - 3.87 | 9.02 | - |
| Quinoa | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Rice and Pasta with Seasonings | 3.87 | 4.14 | 8.37 | - |
| Rice Bran | 1.82 | 2.35 | 8.30 - 8.37 | - |
| Rice, Brown | 3.41 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Rice, White | 3.82 | 4.16 | 8.37 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
| Rye | 3.23 | 3.99 | 8.37 | - |
| Semolina | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Shellfish | 4.27 | 4.11 | 9.02 | - |
| Soba Noodles | 3.37 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Somen Noodles | 3.91 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Sorghum | 0.91 | 4.03 | 8.37 | - |
| Soy Bean Flour | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Soy Beans | 3.47 | 4.07 | 8.37 | - |
| Spaghetti, Regular | 3.91 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Spaghetti, Vegetable | 3.86 | 4.11 | 8.37 | - |
| Spaghetti, Whole wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Spouted Wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Tea, Unsweetened (all) | 2.44 | 3.57 - 3.80 | 8.37 | - |
| Tomato Sauce | 2.60 | 3.70 | 8.40 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
| Triticale | 3.32 | 3.82 | 8.37 | - |
| Vegetables (average of all) | 2.44 | 3.57 | 8.37 | - |
| Wheat (except Whole Wheat) | 4.05 | 4.12 | 8.37 | - |
| Wheat Bran | 1.82 | 2.35 | 8.30 - 8.37 | - |
| Wheat Germ | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Whiskey | - | 4.12 | - | 6.93 |
| White Rice | 3.41 - 3.82 | 4.12 - 4.16 | 8.37 | - |
| Whole wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Whole Wheat | 3.59 | 3.78 | 8.37 | - |
| Wild Rice | 3.55 | 3.95 | 8.37 | - |
| Wine | 3.36 | 3.92 | 8.37 | 6.93 |
| Zucchini | 2.00 | 3.70 | 8.40 | - |
| Food Item | Protein | Carbohydrates | Fat | Alcohol |
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