Calorie Calculators: Calculate Daily Caloric Intake Needs to Your Body

Calorie Calculator

Weight (in kg): Height (in cm): Age (in years): Gender: Activity Level:

What is Calorie Calculator?

Calorie calculator is a tool that can be used to estimate the umber of calories a person needs to consume per day. The calorie calculator is based on numerous equations and formulas.

What is Calorie?

A calorie is a unit of energy people get from the food and drink they eat and the energy they use in physical activity. For example, 1 kilogram (kg) of coal contains 7,000,000 calories.

Different Types of Calories?

There are two types of calories – i.e. small (cal) & big (Cal). One big calories which is also known as a kilogram calorie is equal to 1,000 of the small calories. Big calories (Cal) are commonly known and indicate the calories in food.

How Many Calories Do You Need?

Most of the people consume fewer calories each day to lose weight. But, do you know how many calories your body actually need in order to be healthy? Though the number of calories a person needs depend on some factors like age, gender, weight, height, activity level, and overall health.

In general, the average adult male requires around 2,000 to 2,500 calories per day to maintain their weight, where adult females need around 1,600-2,400 according to the U.S Department of Health.

Calorie Calculators Methodology

Our calorie calculators estimates the number of calories your body uses per day. If you want to lose weight, it calculate the daily calories you need to consume each day to reach your weight lose goal.

How Many Calories Should You Consume in a Day?

How many calories you should eat each day depends on various things such as your age, sex, height, weight and physical activity. Basically, men requires more calories than female, and older adults generally need fewer calories than younger people.

Estimated Daily Calorie Needs Chart

AGE	MODERATELY ACTIVE (M)	MODERATELY ACTIVE (F)
19-25	2,800	2,200
26-45	2,600	2,000
46-50	2,400	2,000
51-65	2,400	1,800
66 and older	2,200	1,800

Calories in Common Foods

Here is the list below of some common foods and their approximate calorie counts, based on 100g portions from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s (USDA) FoodData Central: –

Food	Calories	kJ
Fruit
Apple	59	247
Banana	151	632
Grapes	100	419
Orange	53	222
Pear	82	343
Peach	67	281
Pineapple	82	343
Strawberry	53	222
Watermelon	50	209
Vegetables
Asparagus	27	113
Broccoli	45	188
Carrots	50	209
Cucumber	17	71
Eggplant	35	147
Lettuce	5	21
Tomato	22	92
Proteins
Beef, regular, cooked	142	595
Chicken, cooked	136	569
Tofu	86	360
Egg	78	327
Fish, Catfish, cooked	136	569
Pork, cooked	137	574
Shrimp, cooked	56	234
Common Meals/Snacks
Bread, white	75	314
Butter	102	427
Caesar salad	481	2014
Cheeseburger	285	1193
Hamburger	250	1047
Dark Chocolate	155	649
Corn	132	553
Pizza	285	1193
Potato	130	544
Rice	206	862
Sandwich	200	837
Beverages/Dairy
Beer	154	645
Coca-Cola Classic	150	628
Diet Coke	0	0
Milk (1%)	102	427
Milk (2%)	122	511
Milk (Whole)	146	611
Orange Juice	111	465
Apple cider	117	490
Yogurt (low-fat)	154	645
Yogurt (non-fat)	110	461

Calorie Calculators:- How to Calculate?

There are number of calorie calculators available to the public, but our tool is considered the best among them. However, a person’s calorie depends on some factors such as age, gender, weight, height, activity level, and overall health.