This vitamin-like substance is found in the cells of all living organisms and is the spark that ignites the creation of energy at the cellular level.
Cells manufacture their own energy by burning the substances found in foods.
To do this, the foods we eat are broken down into smaller and smaller components. Eventually, some of these components, carbon atoms, are broken down into electrons. When these electrons are released, energy is formed. One of the bonds holding ATP together has great energy potential. When it is broken, it releases the equivalent of 7,000 calories.