What is Calorie Density?
The calorie density of a food is a measurement of the average number of calories per gram or ounce of that food. In the food search results, you may see stars next to food names. These stars represent the calorie density of the food. The calorie density of foods influences your hunger, satiety and food intake. By eating foods with lower calorie density, you will feel full – but have eaten fewer calories. You can use calorie density to compare the number of calories in equal amounts of different foods and make better calorie choices. For example, 1 oz of chocolate has far more calories (i.e. a higher calorie density) than 1 oz of pretzels. To read more about calorie density please visit: http://www.calorieking.com/foods/caloriedensity.php Some foods do not have calorie density stars. For these foods, the calorie density is unknown. It does NOT mean that they are low (or high) in calorie density.
