Most Calories

[Birchy]

Which foodstuff has the highest calorific value per gram?

[jellybaby22]

Fat has the highest percentage of calories per gram.
Not calorific value, which I believe is to do with heat generation --- or have I got it wrong ?

[Headtime]

I heard that peanuts have more calories than clotted cream.

[katejess]

I have been told that Cashew nuts are 15 calories each.....considering once you start eating them, you can't stop...that is worrying!

[Gef]

jellybaby is right - and wrong. Pure fats and oils have the highest number of calories per gram although tey are all slightly different. Calorific value is just another way of saying the same thing. All of this info is calculated by burning the food etc. in a bomb calorimeter and using the heat energy to heat a specific amount of water so that the relevant calculations can be done.

[Jo984]

I would imagine Lard, if you can call that food, as I don't think I'd be tempted to eat a lump of it on it's own.