Calories (thermoc.)
A thermochemical calorie, often abbreviated as cal_th, is a unit of energy that is primarily used in the field of chemistry. It is defined as the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius at a pressure of one atmosphere, precisely defined as 4.184 joules.
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.