Convert Macronutrients to Calories

1philcollins
1philcollins Posts: 13 Member
How to convert the amount of macronutrients (expressed in grams) into calories.

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  • AnnPT77
    AnnPT77 Posts: 34,622 Member
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    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
    1philcollins Posts: 13 Member
    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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