Question

​approximately how many kcalories are provided by one teaspoon of sugar

Answer 1

Sugar contains food energy. A calorie is a unit of measurement used to calculate energy. One teaspoon of sugar provides approximately 0.02 kilocalories (20 calories).

One teaspoon of sugar has roughly 5 grams of carbohydrate. Every gram of carbohydrate has nearly 4 calories. 1 calorie is equal to 0.001 kilocalorie.

Answer 2

The correct answer is 15 kcalories.

If two teaspoons of sugar contains 30 kcalories, then one teaspoon of sugar may contain 15 kcalories. Kcalories or also known as Kilogram Calories are a huge amount or huge calorie wherein it is mostly found in food, since its other term is known as food calorie.