Yes, though technically a kilocalorie is 1000 calories, the American “calorie” that is listed on nutrition labels is synonymous with the kilocalorie included on European labels. (26 replies, last updated by ricepad June 25, 2008)

Freezing the chocs will have almost no affect, while it’s true that 1 calorie is the energy required to heat 1 gram of water by 1 degree C, but the dietary calorie that we speak of is really a kilocalorie. In summary, 1... (9 replies, last updated by Mae April 15, 2002)

://www.boingboing.net/2004/08/10/deepfried_kilocalori.html (16 replies, last updated by Dommy! August 20, 2004)

sugar & metabolism. unfortunately, the labeling laws in the US allow companies to label sugar alcohols as calorie-free, even though some are partially digestible and therefore technically contain as many as 3 kilocalories per... (9 replies, last updated by lynnlato January 28, 2009)

That’s a mighty fine handsome bowl of ramen you stumbled on to! What’s that, about 1 million kilo-calories worth of porky goodness? I dismiss them all the time, but you can do alright (7.9 out of 10 for example) with... (8 replies, last updated by exilekiss April 11, 2008)

in the US allow companies to label sugar alcohols as calorie-free, even though some are partially digestible and therefore technically contain as many as 3 kilocalories per gram. in the EU they’re more stringent about it,... (18 replies, last updated by Cinnamon March 5, 2009)

Not to be pedantic but as an engineer: The “calorie” (small “c” is important) is the energy required to raise the temp of 1 gram of water 1 Celsius degree. The "kilocalorie" (“Calorie” - the... (74 replies, last updated by mcf April 11, 2009)