Food - Calorific Combustion Values
Combustion heat values of some foods.
The calorific value of a fuel or food is the amount of heat produced with complete combustion.
| Food | Calorific Combustion Value (MJ/kg) |
|---|---|
| Butter | 30.5 |
| Cheese | 14.6 |
| Curd | 2.5 |
| Egg, yolk | 5.4 |
| Egg, white | 14.0 |
| Fish | 5.2 |
| Ghee | 37.6 |
| Meat | 12.0 |
| Milk, buffalo | 4.9 |
| Milk, cow | 2.2 |
| Potatoes | 4.0 |
| Rice | 16.7 |
| Soyabean | 18.1 |
| Sugar | 16.0 |
Normal energy consumption for a young male is about 10 MJ/day.
