Convert Macronutrients to Calories

1philcollins Posts: 13 Member

October 2022 edited November 2023 in MyFitnessPal Tech Support Questions

How to convert the amount of macronutrients (expressed in grams) into calories.

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  AnnPT77 Posts: 35,076 Member

  October 2022 Answer ✓

  Carbs and protein are roughly 4 calories per gram, fats are about 9 calories per gram, alcohol is about 7 calories per gram.

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  1philcollins Posts: 13 Member

  October 2022 edited October 2022

  Thanks. Just was looking to see if MFP does this conversion somewhere. This can also be easily converted from the exported nutrition data in Excel.

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