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How is that " the calories of a meal do not equal the sum of it's parts"? That seems to violate the laws of thermodynamics.
by tryitnow 10y ago
How is that " the calories of a meal do not equal the sum of it's parts"?
That seems to violate the laws of thermodynamics.
- gohrt 10y agoCooking changes the caloric content of food. Not all of every ingredient gets all the way to the diner plate. Biology is not thermodynamics. Humans are not perfect combustion engines.
- alphydan 10y agoHe may be talking about cooking. This could involve chemical reactions, or facilitate / slow the absorption of nutrients, therefore changing the effective caloric intake from various ingredients. Thermodynamics should add up once you account for heating, cooling, evaporation, enzymes, waste, etc