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How many calories in fat?

 

There are 9 calories in each gram of fat.

 

Calculating calories per gram of carbohydrates, fat or protein is easy. All you need to remember is that:

Knowing this, you can figure the number of calories in any food in which you know the grams of the above nutrients.

For example, here are the calculations for a slice of bread that has 9 grams of carbohydrates, 2 grams of protein and 1 gram of fat:

  • 9 grams carbohydrates x 4 calories/gram = 36 calories
  • + 2 grams protein x 4 calories/gram = 8 calories
  • + 1 gram fat x 9 calories/gram = 9 calories
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Total calories = 53.

 

If you asked 'How many calories in fat' then I guess you are dieting.

Here is a random selection of tips you might find useful:

When making gravy, drain off the excess fat from meat juice using a fat strainer. 

Choose 1/2 cup of brown rice instead of 1 serving of frozen rice pilaf with green beans or 1 serving of frozen Oriental rice and vegetables.

Eat a Lender's egg bagel instead of a Sara Lee egg bagel.

Instead of 1 cup of macaroni salad, eat 3 1/2 cups of spinach salad with 2 tablespoons of low-calorie dressing.

Instead of a 5-ounce glass of wine, opt for cherry-flavored sparkling water.

How many calories in Fat?

Munch on 1 cup of frozen grapes instead of an ice cream sandwich.

Replace 1 cup of chocolate ice cream with 2/3 cup of nonfat chocolate frozen yogurt.

Select 1 cup of home-style baked beans instead of an equal serving of baked beans with franks.

Switch from 1 cup of whole-milk hot chocolate to 1 cup of steamed 1% milk flavored with a dash of almond extract.

Use 2 tablespoons of fat-free sour cream instead of regular sour cream (on baked potatoes or in stroganoff). If done twice in the day, 100 calories will be cut.

Although this page is designed to be viewed individually when you search for how many calories in fat, you will find many more how many calories in pages that will be of great help with calorie counting.  Do drop us a line if you looked for the number of calories in a food product and we don't have it listed.  We would be more than happy to put it up along with other variations on fat.

 

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