Calories (nutritional)
A nutritional calorie, specifically a kilocalorie (kcal), is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water by one degree Celsius. In nutritional contexts, the term "calorie" typically refers to a kilocalorie.
Calories (15 °C, NBS 1939)
The 15 °C NBS 1939 calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius, from 14.5 °C to 15.5 °C, at standard atmospheric pressure. This specific definition was established by the National Bureau of Standards (NBS) in 1939.