Determining calories in food by burning it

[@thesniperxd5302]

* Hey what are you doing ? ** Nothing just " BURNING SOME CALORIES "

[@Pickledfeet165]

Booooooo!!!!!!!!

[@TylerTMG]

_* to do \/

[@TylerTMG]

*_this_*

[@yunuserdim8556]

KZbin shorts ahh comments

[@thesniperxd5302]

@@TylerTMG bud i know about this

[@younscrafter7372]

For anyone who doesn't know, potassium chlorate react to potassium chloride and oxygen gas when heated

[@BeanBon_X3]

In other words, the reaction has a lot of calories in it

[@badpiggies988]

So it becomes air and diet salt?

[@younscrafter7372]

@@badpiggies988 the flammable portion of the air is five times more concentrated, but other than that you're right

[@SethHixie]

It also makes the best bombs- I mean fireworks

[@doclime4792]

​@@badpiggies988so it's like if I took a breath and drank some gatorade but at the same time?

[@I_Am_Inside_Your_Head]

"Bomb Calorimeter" sounds like some type of wacky invention a evil cartoon scientist would make

[@ursulchannel3898]

PERRY THE PLATYPUS?

[@drvidushibeniwal874]

It is a simple mechanism and is taught in 9 th grade in india

[@michaelzoelisch6738]

Its called bomb because oxygen is pumped there st atleast 25bars so it has alot of pressure. Pretty much like a real bomb.

[@sudhanvakashyap297]

@@drvidushibeniwal874 tell me page no in ncert,you are bluffing

[@drvidushibeniwal874]

@@sudhanvakashyap297 I was in 9th long ago, it may be in 10 or 11 but I m sure it is in one of these classes. Or the syllabus has changed but the mechanism is simple

[@activision4170]

Just so people aren't confused, this is not how calories are actually counted on your nutrition label., It used to be this way but it's too expensive for companies. It's an approximation based on the number of grams of certain macronutritions. For example, fat is on avg 9 calories per gram. Just add it all up, and that's how it's done for food labels.

[@samvandervelden8243]

Yup, and to add to that there are various techniques used in chemistry to break down food into various components like fats protein and carbohydrates so that they can be measured

[@jambo5936]

Maybe, but for most products, the macronutrients dont exactly add up to the calorie content shown. Just find a product and count, i have found it never adds up, but its pretty close

[@activision4170]

@@jambo5936 I have done that before and it was the same or very close. The grams on the macronutrients is probably rounded, while calories are added with the non-rounded value (Guessing, as it's not surprising). Calories are calculated, not determined by heating. Also what you're saying doesn't disprove my point, the government doesn't hide how this is done.

[@jambo5936]

yea i tested it again ur probably right@@activision4170

[@Ardentic-aa]

Yet another reason to ditch the ridiculous calories model

[@EruBlue]

Best chemistry channel on youtube, thanks Phil!

[@chanahasnomana]

Nilered says hello 😂. Kidding, they both have their merits.

[@Mr_Astro-Vera]

@@chanahasnomana no Niall red is way better

[@tonyztyles]

@@Mr_Astro-VeraNile is cool sometimes but he has objectively demonstrated douche tendencies like embarrassing himself Because insecure fucks find that relatable and enjoyable 🤨🥱 Phil is a actually valid and respects himself while making learning fun , the end

[@dazenguile4215]

@@Mr_Astro-Verathey’re different.

[@Earlierfour]

​@@Mr_Astro-Veraboth are good

[@mocmeo4425]

"Do you even know how many calories is in that cheese burger" "Hold on let me get the lighter real quick"

[@roncurtis8174]

I took a class in college called "Energy Tech for the Future". I was advised against enrolling in the course because it was much more challenging than other courses that would fulfill my lab requirement. I have never had a more enjoyable and interesting class in my life. I learned about burning calories (the literal way, as described in this video) and many other energy-related topics. Although these topics are irrelevant to my career in music, I am so thankful that I took the course

[@markbuschbaum4151]

“this bright blue flame indicates a particularly sweet donut”

[@MrDavidMoyer]

LOL that purple color indicates potassium. Acesulfame potassium is a particularly sweet "zero-calorie" sweetener. It has zero dietary calories because our bodies can't use it as fuel, but it DOES have energetic calories because it will burn if you hit it with a flame in the presence of oxygen.

[@drdiscostu]

This is not happening

[@hermanpesina6328]

This is what I was looking for 😅

[@Elliana2002]

According to Hank Green we EXPLODE it! Thank you for spreading this neat information.

[@otm646]

No, it's burned. You should listen to the people who actually make the equipment. Not random people on the internet who do science things for ad revenue.

[@Syndicate_LS]

@@otm646he literally said thanks for the neat info bc it was valuable…

[@beansfebreeze]

​@@otm646i stg people will find a reason to hate the nicest people

[@ludvig3242]

@@otm646 bad day?

[@Steve.._.]

​@@otm646"who do science things for ad revenue" ah it's ok kid I was jealous as a child too. Then I grew up. He's certified. Unlike you 😅 (it should be "who DOES science things")

[@Leitz_Music]

“Bomb calorimeter?” *adds “-inator” sticker* “Okay NOW it’s evi” -Doofenshmirtz

[@vinitnannaware]

"Bomb Calorimeterinator!!" Now it has a self destruct button too.

[@feakhelek1]

@@vinitnannaware No, no, it's Bombinator Calorimeter. He's in the next Star Wars.

[@starcraft2f2p77]

Bomb Calorinator

[@iReima]

The bright blue flame indicates this was a particularly sweet donut.

[@gir489returns2]

When I was in high school, I actually ditched Algebra and would sneak into Chemistry class. Of course, I would get caught, but not because I was absent. The reason I got caught was I was the only one who kept submitting passing tests for the class. The principal didn't know how the handle the situation, he had never had a student leave class to go attend another class, he said he was stuck between "I want to punish you" and "I want to encourage this knowledge-seeking behavior." But in actuality, all I was really interested in was talking to the Chemistry teacher about the different kinds of acids I could use to decap integrated circuits, to which he would love to go on for hours and hours about the different kinds of solutions and how they would react, and how the silica in the chips would react once the acid worked its way through the epoxy. It was fun times. You remind me a lot of him.

[@warguy6474]

probably learn algebra before chemistry lol. Basic chemistry requires at least some basic algebraic knowledge.

[@gir489returns2]

@@warguy6474 At the time, I was doing advanced calculus work in C/C++. I tried to test out of the course, but they wouldn't let me.

[@MikehMike01]

Good fake story

[@thereplication2567]

Your lucky, chemistry class in my high school was boring. Nothing really EXPLODED, just expanding materials at a moderate speed.

[@TheInterestingInformer]

I wish I was more like you as a kid 🥲

[@HellishSpoon]

"How do we know how much calories in food we eat?" "we burn them" **Screaming**

[@Xecoda]

I want a hard cut of that 😂😂😂

[@tkbreen1381]

In college it was so funny telling people I was working with bombs but it was just this 😂

[@kabc0123]

I've always been curious, when a nutrition label is developed for a food like a banana or avocado, do the testers include the peel of the fruit when testing it? Or would they just include what is traditionally considered edible?

[@ManOfSteel1]

edible part where its actually edible fro example almond skin its edible but is mostly made of fibre.

[@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger]

​@@ManOfSteel1Banana peels are also edible, but like you said: mostly fiber, vitamins, and minerals. Not many people eat the peel. I do, but most dont.

[@Staple_Tapeworms]

​@Your-Least-Favorite-Stranger you can't just drop that you eat the peel and leave it at that

[@shriyanshpandey112]

​@@Staple_TapewormsxD

[@andybanan1992]

​@@Staple_Tapewormsi second this.i HAVE to know what insanity drives someone to eat banana peel! MY LIFE NOW DEPENDS ON THIS KNOWLEDGE!!!

[@michaelkevinmirasol8256]

And remember... Sugar combined with potassium nitrate can be used as a *solid rocket propellant*

[@adinsalamah4517]

Bro changed the test tube to a rocket engine

[@kukhil_ava]

Oh yeah, we learned this in chemistry. This video helped me visualize it, thank you so much!

[@Noobixm-GGD]

This doesn’t get used often, most of the time the nutrition label people just calculate the average calories with known constants of certain ingredients in the food.

[@veitforabetterworld7058]

Are you implying that I buy expensive flour whilst I could just eat sawdust because it has roughly the same calorie density?

[@gabewilliams380]

No!

[@simonw.2403]

The calories still need to be absorbable by your git

[@brandonmiotke]

“How do we know if this person’s a witch?” “We burn it” someone back in the 1700s probably

[@mariannepoirier2552]

I used a bomb calorimeter in school for a class about thermodynamics. Which made me hate bomb calorimeters. XD Not only is it hard to calculate time while looking at the temp, sometimes it just doesn't work. Our last sample was a perfect little puck of benzoic acid, if I remember well. We put it exactly right in the machine, the oxygen was pumped in, we pushed the button, and after 10 minutes, the temperature had gone up by 0,2C. Turns out our wire, which is used to start the fire, had burned. The puck was charred. It hadn't caught fire. It's incredibly interesting. I just hate them because of the pain they caused me and my lab partner. XD

[@nicolodelucia8743]

I never like this branch of chemistry, but that experience was fun, for me at least

[@retrobro_]

Sounds very human- "Hey scientist, how do we count calories?" "Fire"

[@craigpater6278]

Fascinating chemistry video excellent quality very well done sir keep up the good work

[@Nick-hi9gx]

"I don't have that equipment, but I do have this substance that burns real nice,"- a true chemistry teacher.

[@AJeanineHui]

God I haven't thought about this in years. My AP chem teacher did that demo one day when we were bored. His snack stash took a hit but it was fun. Great day.

[@lykonwolf6411]

That candy cane sounds like a metal singer

[@lddop9750]

I have always wondered this. Thank you!

[@psycoNaughtplaysMCPC]

I love the look on peoples’ faces when they find out that all the food they eat is actually very flammable due to the combination of oils/fats and sugars in everyday meals

[@Bas-TB]

You are also flammable under these conditions

[@dopemopey]

Thank you for answering the questions that I didn't I needed the answers to.

[@nasis18]

He just wanted an excuse to burn that candy cane.

[@LD-dt1sk]

I dont know why my first instinct was to burn it

[@alanclw6024]

That guy is one lab accident away from becoming a super villain.

[@3dgar7eandro]

Wow cool!!! Now I just have to set my self on fire 🔥 🔥 🔥 to effectively burn some calories...😅😂😂

[@GarfieldRex]

I still remember how a McDonald's burger melted in my microwave, never ate from there again. Now I always see those burgers as gooey black stuff.

[@OGO161]

This was a question that lingered in my mind for a long time. Thank you for a short and nice explanation.

[@yzzazz]

I have a feeling that lab smells exactly like my kitchen when I try to cook anything

[@guhman662]

"How do we know the calories of the food we eat? we burn i-" "AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA"

[@temong0long054]

Are... you the scientist costume from gmod?

[@6DunJuan9]

I always thought it was weighed on leftover carbon or something..I thought incorrectly.

[@ElPatron84527]

Do you have a Tripple-Whopper-with-Cheese-and-Bacon sized one of those?

[@Ardentic-aa]

Leave the bun uneaten, and you might even lose weight!

[@Sporkekw]

Bro, you look like every scientist in a video game xD

[@cashglory]

Just a casual *_DIY_* lightsaber in the beginning 😅 🔦🥴

[@collingallaway5541]

This just made me realize that the conversation between a calorie and a Juole is related to the specific heat of water

[@fbiblockedmemes9259]

“Dude how was your food?” “Oh Bro it was the BOMB”

[@SashaStrayy]

Hey Phil, just to clarify: when we talk about burning calories, we don't mean setting food on fire. It's actually a way of describing how our bodies use energy. Calories are units of energy that our bodies get from the food we eat. When we exercise or do any physical activity, our muscles need energy to work, and they get this energy by breaking down the calories stored in our body. This process happens through metabolism, where our body converts food into energy. Even when we're not exercising, our body is constantly burning calories to maintain essential functions like breathing, circulating blood, and regulating temperature. So, "burning calories" is just a shorthand for using up the energy from food through various physical activities, not literally burning food with flames!

[@Kids_Scissors]

"Metal cylinder submerged in a tank of water" sounds a lot like another strange contraption that produces a lot of heat

[@4.0.4]

It's important to note almost nobody does this in practice, since you can just add the calories of all the ingredients.

[@alextros3549]

We do the same for protein measurements in food. Used to work for a company where agricultural machines were manufactured, and most of them involved burning off the grain etc. to measure protein content

[@Yuri-hv6zl]

Demonstrated calories from fat vs calories from carbs. For tell the gym bros - this is science

[@capsuleboi]

I guess making bulletproof wood and grape soda from a rubber glove is pretty cool, but finding wholesome science experiments and explanations from a dedicated chemistry teacher like Phil here are the science videos i live for here on KZbin. Now that's straight fire!

[@TraceyIsNotMaryGrace]

I just saw a video of something explaining this. Glad to actually see it in action!!!

[@andrewlove7598]

Always wanted to know how they did this. I would love a longer video to see it done properly

[@jcy089]

Next time I’m on a flight, I’m going to ask for the plan food calories being served and when the flight attendant doesn’t know. I’m gonna say “hold on, let me get out my bomb calorimiter” 😂

[@ILikeCornYouKnow]

That test tube was screaming for its life!

[@user-qs3fx6od2w]

I remember having a lesson about this device in my chemistry classes We used it to calculate the enthalpy for certain chemical reactions

[@laurenconrad1799]

I’m imagining executives at Chipotle being like, “Hmm. We want to convince people that this burrito is healthy. If we light it on fire and it burns for this long…” 😂

[@kamg3268]

I used one in college. I think everyone in high school should do this TBH. Great learning.

[@Persian-Soldier]

WoW That was coool It is interesting to see that calories become visible energy 👍🏻

[@kaspedkk]

we did this in chemistry with peanuts. Definitely the most interesting expiriment ive done in chem.

[@ffwingman329]

Shipping a bomb-calorimeter is probably a nightmare.

[@BossJhoMods]

This took "burning calories" too seriously 😂

[@Neumonics429]

It's called bomb calorimeter because ideally it is enclosed completely from the outside, not letting any heat escape. And you can guess how pressure and heat might make something explode.

[@Freddy-bx6sf]

*Food screaming in pain* “We burn them 😊”

[@abishek_999_]

Wow💥

[@asherhuntley4372]

Denny's up in flames over there

[@JordanBergstrom]

Chemistry major here. I still have my data set from chemistry lab where we determined ring strain energy from oxygen bomb calorimetry. Sources of error in measurement included.

[@nanderwinthant1655]

Jessie explaining the lab be like''Yo this right here is da bomb!!''😂😂

[@LuC-k777]

I remember doing this in an introduction of biomedical science class

[@trinityshiloh6812]

Not me seeing this after my thermochemistry test just asked about this 😢

[@tuut1241]

This just helped me visualise why farts are combustible 😂

[@MonadoBoy16]

So that's why we call "burning" calories.

[@phantomcyrano]

It's also why calories are not an effective way of determining food energy. Our cells are bioelectric batteries, not furnaces. Using a calorie count to determine food energy makes about as much sense as using voltage to measure the energy in our gasoline. Sure you can figure out a number, but since the unit of measurement doesn't reflect the way the fuel is being used, the results are significantly less useful.

[@juhis5936]

@phantomcyrano let me guess you’re fat and now you’re claiming calories are fake so you don’t have to blame yourself

[@NominalOrbit]

@@phantomcyranowell written

[@journeysa]

You can tell by the color of the flame that it was a particularly sweet candy cane.

[@x-ray_apha_delta-9403]

So is eating Uranium a good way to bulk then??

[@gwina64]

Interesting, Tell me the same thing for protien please

[@ThePaintballreviewpb]

This isnt done in most industrial food settings. They just estimate based on carb, fat, and protein content

[@bobettabrooks]

just learned this in thermochemistry!!

[@tay-lore]

Your test tube calorimeter looks like a lot of fun!

[@ShamithPrasad25]

Thanks, rarely learn things nowadays

[@foolwise4703]

I always wonder if there should not be a better method that accounts somewhat for the actual energy uptake of the body. Last I checked I could not live by eating wood for example, but it sure burns with a lot of energy.

[@jasonowen5675]

When can tell from the blue flame that this was a particularly sweet doughnut 😂

[@susboi9804]

Bro why didnt i get this during my biology class 😂😂😂

[@xylosfurniture]

Put a big mac in it and you discovered a new weapon of mass destruction.

[@mtsurov]

Great explanation! May i note that measuring food value in calories is the most backwards thing we invented. By that measure gasoline should be the most effective way to get your calories.

[@magneric]

Dunno man, coal is looking pretty tasty now

[@SonicBoone56]

Not if you know how mammal bodies work. We use food almost entirely for body heat.

[@HotelPapa100]

@@SonicBoone56 The method still does not account for which calories are really usable, though. Fiber, which is consumed by our gut biome, does not really feed us. Sstill has its function, just not caloric)

[@1boobtube]

Has anyone figured out a rational bio available calorie measurement that's cheap and easy like a bomb calorimeter?

[@classicalAnime]

I was looking for this comments. You are ridiculous. It’s a unit of energy. Our bodies use energy. it’s important to measure.

[@jojo_pubg.]

Me testing mass gainers 💀💀💀

[@Raiyanking]

Usually I just read the side or back of the package for calories because it tells you exactly how many calories there are but uhh... yeah you can do that too I guess 💀💀

[@KingCredere]

Why does he remind me of the old man from half life?

[@es30000]

That fire looked like a proton pack stream straight out of Ghostbusters.

[@TheSleepSteward]

How do we know that the "calories" in that, are actually doing what we think they're doing in our body?

[@krakengrad]

I learnt this in my chemistry practicals last semester 😂

[@connorupton4200]

“I can’t show you the thing I’ve been talking about, so here’s something different that I’m going to show but not explain further”

[@Swordsmage]

"I don't have the equipment here to show you, so let's ignite some stuff anyway because it's fun and close enough."

[@KossolaxtheForesworn]

now if burning them in the body was as easy lol

[@Sam-qd7ow]

It’s important to remember each degree means 1 calorie, not 1 Calorie.

[@electricpaisy6045]

Who would have thought you could turn candy into a small sun

[@Perilloux]

I’m actually doing a lab of this next week for my physical chemistry class using a bomb calorimeter.

[@yassinvnoord]

Nah this gotta be the real walter white☠️☠️😭😭

[@GoodbyeCruelWorld]

I remember doing this in middle school.

[@Element0145]

You have the job I wish I qualified for loved science in school and still like to read up on interesting research papers when I have the time

[@craig.tanner]

I imagine this is what is happening in my belly as it turns the food into energy