##  [Energy Density](/energy-density) 

  ##  [Energy Density](https://health.quantumdictionary.io/energy-density-0) 

  

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Definition

Amount of metabolizable energy provided per unit mass or volume of food, commonly expressed in kilocalories per gram (kcal/g) or kilojoules per gram (kJ/g); this is metabolizable energy available to the organism after accounting for digestion and typical losses, not gross combustion energy measured by bomb calorimetry unless adjusted.