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Define the calorific value of food. What is the unit of calorific value?

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The calorific value is defined as " The amount of heat produced in calories ( or joules) when one gram of the substance is completely burnt", The SI unit of calorific value is `j kg^(-1)` . it is usually expressed in `cal g^(-1)`
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