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Energy released by metabolising 1g of fat

Energy released by metabolising 1g of fat (38 kJ)

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Energy released by metabolising 1g of fat (38 kJ)

  • is 1/1000 of Energy capacity of a Tesla Powerwall 2 battery (38.6 MJ)...more
  • is 1/20 of Energy released by metabolising a pint of beer (764 kJ)...more

If this was a standard unit ...

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