Tag: Cardboard

While cardboard contains cellulose, a complex carbohydrate derived from plants, humans lack the necessary enzymes to break it down into usable energy. This means that for a human, the nutritional value of cardboard is effectively zero, and eating it is not recommended.

Made from wood pulp, cardboard contains cellulose, a complex carbohydrate that the human body cannot digest. This makes any theoretical calories in cardboard completely inaccessible, providing zero energy for humans.

The calorific value of paper and cardboard products averages around 15.8 MJ/kg, based on higher heating value (HHV) data. This energy content, released during combustion, makes paper and cardboard a viable fuel source for waste-to-energy facilities, but several factors can influence its actual heating potential.