Question 6? Calories in one can? Joules of energy stored? Which unit is commonly used to measure energy stored in food? (Show all work)

1) Convert kilocalories (kcal) into calories (cal).
[tex]\text{cal}=240\text{ kcal}\cdot\frac{1000\text{cal}}{1\text{kcal}}=\text{ 240000 cal}[/tex]One can contains 240000 calories
2) Convert calories (cal) into Joules (J)
[tex]J=240000\text{cal}\cdot\frac{4.184J}{1\text{cal}}=1004160J[/tex]1004160J are stored in the can.
3) Units to measure energy in food.
It is more common to use calories to measure energy in food.