Does snot have calories? Breaking down the nutritional myths
                                
                                
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                                An average person swallows about a liter of mucus per day, a fact that often goes unnoticed. So, does snot have calories that contribute to your daily energy intake? While it's largely composed of water, snot does contain some organic matter, but its energy contribution is negligible and part of a recycling process within the body.