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valor calórico

English translation: caloric value

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Portuguese term or phrase:valor calórico
English translation:caloric value
Entered by: Elvira Alves Barry

18:07 Oct 29, 2007
Portuguese to English translations [PRO]
Cooking / Culinary
Portuguese term or phrase: valor calórico
Nutrition facts é tabela nutricional, mas às vezes é usado também no lugar de valor calórico. Deve haver um termo mais específico. Alguém tem uma sugestão? Obrigada!
Livea
Local time: 17:51
caloric value
Explanation:
My suggestion.
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Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 21:51
Grading comment
Obrigada,
esta tradução é a que mais se adequa ao meu texto.
4 KudoZ points were awarded for this answer



Summary of answers provided
4 +10caloric value
Elvira Alves Barry
4caloric intake
Thais Maria Lips
4energy
Paul Dixon
4calorie content
Laura T.
3Calory value
Clauwolf


  

Answers


7 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 3/5Answerer confidence 3/5
Calory value


Explanation:
:)
The Calory Value of Milk. The calory, or heat and energy producing effect of milk, varies according to the amount of fat contained in the milk. ...
www.milk-diet.com/classics/macfadden/chapter1/chapter1.html - 32k -

Clauwolf
Local time: 17:51
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 20

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Thais Maria Lips: CALORIE or caloric
1 min
  -> thanks
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6 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
caloric intake


Explanation:
I would keep as Nutriction Facts

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Note added at 7 mins (2007-10-29 18:15:01 GMT)
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woops... NUTRITION...

Thais Maria Lips
United States
Local time: 16:51
Specializes in field
Native speaker of: Native in PortuguesePortuguese, Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 8

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
neutral  Adriana Penco: nutrition facts is more that this, including e.g. Fat, Protein, Calcium, Vitamin, Sugar and other values.
19 mins
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17 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5 peer agreement (net): +10
caloric value


Explanation:
My suggestion.

Elvira Alves Barry
Local time: 21:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish
PRO pts in category: 4
Grading comment
Obrigada,
esta tradução é a que mais se adequa ao meu texto.

Peer comments on this answer (and responses from the answerer)
agree  Paul Dixon: Yes, indeed.
7 mins
  -> Thanks, Paul
agree  Adriana Penco: Or just "Calories"
8 mins
  -> Thanks, arte5577
agree  rhandler: Veja o que diz o Google: 194,000 English pages for "caloric value"
50 mins
  -> obrigada, rhandler
agree  Norbert Hermann
1 hr
  -> obrigada, Hermann
agree  veratek
1 hr
  -> obrigada, vera-tech
agree  LiaBarros
3 hrs
  -> obrigada, Lia
agree  Marlene Curtis
5 hrs
  -> obrigada, marlcurtis
agree  Humberto Ribas
7 hrs
  -> obrigada, Humberto
agree  suesimons: Or calorific maybe
16 hrs
  -> obrigada, suesimons
agree  Cristina Santos
22 hrs
  -> obrigada, Cristina
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27 mins   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
energy


Explanation:
On tables of nutritional facts, this term is often used - and is often expressed in calories and also in kJ (kilojoules).

Paul Dixon
Brazil
Local time: 17:51
Native speaker of: Native in EnglishEnglish, Native in PortuguesePortuguese
PRO pts in category: 8
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1 hr   confidence: Answerer confidence 4/5Answerer confidence 4/5
calorie content


Explanation:

US Chefs Not Interested In Calorie Content Of Dishes They Make
http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/articles/54802.php

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Note added at 1 hr (2007-10-29 19:27:05 GMT)
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Calorie Content
http://abcnews.go.com/Health/popup?id=2385141

Laura T.
United States
Local time: 16:51
Works in field
Native speaker of: Native in SpanishSpanish, Native in EnglishEnglish
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