What is the Calorie Value of Fuel?
                                
                                
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                                According to the U.S. Department of Energy, a gallon of gasoline contains the energy equivalent of about 31,000 food calories. In technical terms, this is known as the fuel's calorific value or energy density, a critical metric for understanding how much energy is released during combustion.