Lecture 2 - Energy Stores, Expenditure, Measurement & BMR

Question 1

Using a Bomb Calorimeter we can measure the ___ energy of a food.
What is the Bomb Calorimeter equation?

Answer 1

Gross energy.

Food + O2 —> H2O + CO2 + energy as heat

Question 2

1 kcalorie = __ Calorie = __ calorie = __ kJ = __ J

1 MJ = __ kJ

Answer 2

1 Calorie, 1000 calories, 4.184 kJ, 4184 J

1000 kJ

Question 3

The _____ Factor can be used to tell us the _____ energy of a food

Answer 3

Atwater, metabolisable