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Did you know that a calorie label only has to be accurate within twenty percent? It’s a wide margin, but it exists for a reason: calories are complicated.

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Energy in pistachios
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/21733319
Baer D J, Gebauer SK, Novotny JA. Measured energy value of pistachios in the human diet. Br J Nutr 2012; 107 (1):120-5.

Energy in almonds
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/22760558
Novotny JA, Gebauer SK, Baer DJ. Discrepancy between the Atwater factor predicted and empirically measured energy values of almonds in human diets. Am J Clin Nutr 2012; 96 (2):296-301.

Energy in walnuts
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/26581681
Baer DJ, Gebauer SK, Novotny JA. Walnuts Consumed by Healthy Adults Provide Less Available Energy than Predicted by the Atwater Factors. J Nutr 2016; 146 (1):9-13.

Energy in different forms of almonds
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/27713968
Gebauer SK, Novotny JA, Bornhorst GM, Baer DJ. Food processing and structure impact the metabolizable energy of almonds. Food & Function 2016; 7(10):4231-4238.

Energy in cashews
pubmed.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/30586843
Baer DJ, Novotny JA. Metabolizable Energy from Cashew Nuts is Less than that Predicted by Atwater Factors. Nutrients 2019; 24;11(1).

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What are calories?
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Understanding calories
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Food label accuracy
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Bomb calorimeter
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How are calories calculated?
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How Do Food Manufacturers Calculate the Calorie Count of Packaged Foods?
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