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Because a gram of water is the referent mass (versus a kilogram of water); see Calorie.

noun gram calories · gramme calorie

The amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of a gram of water by a degree centigrade: a unit of measure of energy. Holonyms: kilogram calorie, kilocalorie, large calorie, Calorie (with a capital C), calorie (large-calorie sense) < megacalorie < gigacalorie
Similar: calorie, small calorie, thermochemical calorie

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@misc{gram_calorie_2026,
  title = {gram calorie},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/gram%20calorie},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}