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minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down1·7 个月前kcals are actually what we call Calories (note the uppercase letter). Most people don’t know that and just use lowercase without thinking though.
minus-squareJackbyDev@programming.devlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·7 个月前Exactly! But unless you’re in some very technical setting, people saying “calorie” probably meant “Calorie”/“kilocalorie”.
minus-squareEddoWagt@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·7 个月前That’s weird… I wonder how that came to be like that
kcals are actually what we call Calories (note the uppercase letter). Most people don’t know that and just use lowercase without thinking though.
So Calories = kilocalories =/= calories?
Exactly! But unless you’re in some very technical setting, people saying “calorie” probably meant “Calorie”/“kilocalorie”.
That’s weird… I wonder how that came to be like that