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[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 10 points 1 year ago (3 children)

Probably because it’s unnecessary and pedantic. No one is confused when someone is technically incorrect and types “calories” when talking about food.

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[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 3 points 1 year ago (2 children)

From the Wikipedia link above

In the United States and Canada, in a nutritional context, the "large" unit is used almost exclusively.

In the European Union, on nutrition facts labels, energy is expressed in both kilojoules and kilocalories, abbreviated as "kJ" and "kcal" respectively.

So yeah, it's confusing if you're not American.

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[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 1 point 1 year ago (1 child)

Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.

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[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 point 1 year ago

I knew I'd find this discussion in here. 🍿

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