Atwater system of food values

GPTKB entity

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf food energy measurement system
gptkbp:Atwater_factors 4 kcal/g for carbohydrate
4 kcal/g for protein
9 kcal/g for fat
gptkbp:basisFor calorie labeling
gptkbp:countryOfOrigin gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:developedBy gptkb:Wilbur_Olin_Atwater
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Atwater system of food values
gptkbp:influenced modern nutrition labeling
gptkbp:introducedIn late 19th century
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Wilbur_Olin_Atwater
gptkbp:relatedTo calorimetry
food composition tables
gptkbp:usedFor measuring caloric content of foods
gptkbp:uses gptkb:Atwater_factors
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Atwater_B
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7