How many calories are in carbohydrates?

Answer:

Calories in carbohydrates

4 calories per one gram of carbohydrates.

A single gram of carbohydrates contains roughly four calories of energy.

(Proteins also contain 4 kcal/gram; fats contain 9 kcal/gram and ethanol contains 7 kcal/gram.)

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