kilocalorie
/ˈkɪləˌkæləri/
noun
- A unit of energy equal to 1,000 calories, used to measure the energy in food and the energy burned by the body.
- Running for 30 minutes can burn around 300 kilocalories.
- The nutrition label lists the total kilocalories per serving.
- A single slice of pizza contains about 285 kilocalories.