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What is the definition of the units by which energy is measured? Energy provided by food and beverages is measured in kilocalories, abbreviated kcalories or kcal. One kcalories is the amount of heat nessary to raise the temperature of 1 kilogram of water 1'C. The scientific use of the term kcalorie is the same as the popular use of the term calorie. Calories.