Calorie is a measurement, just like a teaspoon or an inch.
Calories are the amount of energy released when your body breaks down food.
Formula to calculate calories from fat.
Each gram of fat yields 9 calories.
![Calculate Calories from fat.](https://www.learntocalculate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/calories-from-fat.png)
Example:
Suppose you are consuming a type of food that has 2.5g of fat, calculate the calories from the fat.
![Calculate Calories from fat.](https://www.learntocalculate.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/10/calories-from-fat-2.png)
Therefore, your calories from fat are 22.5.