empty calorie

noun

A calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.

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Meanings

nounempty calorie (plural empty calories)

plural empty calories

  1. A calorie derived from food that supplies food energy but little or no other nutrition.
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APA

empty calorie. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calorie

MLA

“empty calorie.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calorie. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “empty calorie,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/empty%20calorie.

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