How many calories are in a boil?
                                
                                
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                                It’s a common misconception, but a skin boil has absolutely zero nutritional value and therefore contains no calories. The idea that a medical boil, or abscess, holds any caloric energy is a misunderstanding of both nutritional science and basic biology, as it is a localized bacterial infection, not a food source.