What is the TOTAL number of calories in any food item?

I know how to read food labels pretty well. But is reading the total calorie count enough? Cause some food items also specify "Calories from Fat" etc. too. How do I find out how much is it contributing to my daily calorie intake ?

The number of calories *is* the total number of calories. Calories only come from protein, fat, or carbs. So listing the "calories from fat" is just telling you the fat calories. If you add up the number of calories from protein, fat, and carbs, you should get the total number of calories- the number on the label after "calories."

Pcal + Fcal + Ccal = Total Calories.

So yes, that first calorie reading is what is contributing to your total calorie intake. The rest just tell you what the calories consist of.

You look at the total calories.
If the total is 200 and 50 comes from fat, then that means
200-50 = 150 doesn't come from fat.

1000 times posted calories = actual calories

Total calories is what you are intrested in.

The other information is avalible in case you are intrested in where the calories come from - if you are on a restricted diet or for some other reason you need the info.

Calories aren't really what you need to be worried about. The definition of a "calorie" is the amount of work it takes to heat a gram of water internally 1 degree celsius. You use this energy throughout the day.

Pay more attention to the Fat, Saturated fat, sodium. Calories are good, especially if you're a person who is health conscious and one who exercises.

be specific .u question isnt clear ,.cud u explain more

when you look in the nutrional label, look for the calories per serving - thats what you get when you had 1 serving of that food. to know how many is that 1 serving, look for the serving size - usually it per piece or in grams. it means when you eat 1 pc of cookie you will get that certain calorie. the serving per pack will let you know how many servings if you finished the whole pack. the calories from fat is the amount of calories that you will get from fats. you can compute the calories by using the carbohydrate - 4 , protein - 4 , fat - 9. multiply these numbers to the grams in the label. add them up and thats the total calorie. only carbohydrate, protein and fat can give us calories.

you should concentrate on the serving size and the calorie per serving.. thats how you will know the calorie that you get from that food.