What is the most calorie dense food in the world?

MRE Pound Cake, lol... I use lefse, Norwegian potato flatbread made from unprocessed goat's milk, riced potatoes, and malted barley wheat. I don't know it's calorie/fat content but it's quite alot.
 
Hempseed has the same cal/g (5.8) as peanut butter, but is much more nutritious:

"About 30–35% of the weight of hempseed is hempseed oil or hemp oil, an edible oil that contains about 80% essential fatty acids (EFAs); i.e., linoleic acid, omega-6 (LA, 55%), alpha-linolenic acid, omega-3 (ALA, 22%), in addition to gamma-linolenic acid, omega-6 (GLA, 1–4%) and stearidonic acid, omega-3 (SDA, 0–2%). Whole hempseed also contains about 25% of a highly-digestible protein, where 1/3 is edestin and 2/3 are albumins. Its amino acid profile is close to "complete" when compared to more common sources of proteins such as meat, milk, eggs and soy.[20] The proportions of linoleic acid and alpha-linolenic acid in one tablespoon (15 ml) per day of hemp oil easily provides human daily requirements for EFAs. Unlike flaxseed oil, hemp oil can be used continuously without developing a deficiency or other imbalance of EFAs.[21] This has been demonstrated in a clinical study, where the daily ingestion of flaxseed oil decreased the endogenous production of GLA.[21]

Hempseed is an adequate source of calcium and iron. Whole hempseeds are also a good source of phosphorus, magnesium, zinc, copper and manganese."

from the Wikipedia article:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hemp


Also consider spirulina, a dried algae at 2.9 cal/g:

"Protein

Spirulina contains an unusually high amount of protein, between 55% and 77% by dry weight, depending upon the source. It is a complete protein,[4] containing all essential amino acids, though with reduced amounts of methionine, cysteine, and lysine when compared to the proteins of meat, eggs, and milk. It is, however, superior to typical plant protein, such as that from legumes.[5][6]
[edit] Essential fatty acids

Spirulina is rich in gamma-linolenic acid (GLA), and also provides alpha-linolenic acid (ALA), linoleic acid (LA), stearidonic acid (SDA), eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), docosahexaenoic acid (DHA), and arachidonic acid (AA).[6][7]
[edit] Vitamins

Spirulina contains vitamin B1 (thiamine), B2 (riboflavin), B3 (nicotinamide), B6 (pyridoxine), B9 (folic acid), vitamin C, vitamin D, and vitamin E.[6][7]
[edit] B12

The bioavailability of vitamin B12 in Spirulina is in dispute. Several biological assays have been used to test for the presence of vitamin B12.[8] The most popular is the US Pharmacopeia method using the Lactobacillus leichmannii assay. Studies using this method have shown Spirulina to be a minimal source of bioavailable vitamin B12.[9] However, this assay does not differentiate between true B12 (cobalamin) and similar compounds (corrinoids) that cannot be used in human metabolism. Cyanotech, a grower of spirulina, claims to have done a more recent assay, which has shown Spirulina to be a significant source of cobalamin. However, the assay is not published for scientific review and so the validity of this assay is in doubt.[10] The American Dietetic Association and Dietitians of Canada in their position paper on vegetarian diets state that spirulina can not be counted on as a reliable source of active vitamin B12. [11]
[edit] Minerals

Spirulina is a rich source of potassium, and also contains calcium, chromium, copper, iron, magnesium, manganese, phosphorus, selenium, sodium, and zinc.[6][7]"

from
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spirulina_(dietary_supplement)#Nutrients_and_other_chemicals
 
Cpl Punishment said:
My GOD that bacon/cheese roll does look good!

BTW, you can lose weight just fine eating meat and veggies, just cut the carbs way back. Even beef and pork. Get lean meat and pork like London Broil, and boneless pork chops, cut the fat off before cooking and you'll lose weight and enjoy it a bit more. The Atkins/Paleo diet is pretty much what humans survived on for a long time.

Of course, that bacon/cheese roll won't help, but daaaaaamn!
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mmm bacon cheese roll ... that might have to go on the list for the next holiday

also with portion control... you can do it with out being veggie ...once i started it got a lot easier to gauge how much i was really eatting. also saved me about half my normal food bill , and only getting cheaper and better for me.

good luck with the weight loss hollowdweller. im working on it too. keeping a foodlog, and an activity log really helped me figure things out.
 
ac1d0v3r1d3 said:
If your looking for something to take along as a emergency food try a small jar of peanut butter. It lasts forever and is very high in calories and protein.
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Cpl Punishment said:
Probably not the highest calorie, but a medium sized jar of peanut butter mixed with 80%/20% peanut butter/honey eaten over 3 days on the trail and you will gain weight.
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Unprocessed honey lasts a long time (edible honey was found in egyptian tombs!) and is good for you. Just make sure you have a good batch and don't give any to babies.

Also, local honey can help against allergies if you take a small amount every day.
 
Sunbird said:
This is not Kcal it is !!!Kilo Joule!!!. Pay attention, it is the difference between starvation diet and a weight gain diet!

1 Kcal is about 4.2 Kilo joule
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i didn;t print the labels on the jar of goose fat, i merely typed what i read off the label.
 
patriqq said:
Hempseed has the same cal/g (5.8) as peanut butter, but is much more nutritious:

Also consider spirulina, a dried algae at 2.9 cal/g:
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Those may be good for me but they don't sound nearly as enjoyable as peanut butter or a bacon cheese roll. :)
 
dawsonbob said:
Wow, Bushy, some days you just can't win, no matter how much you meant to help.
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no its ok DB......the way the the labels are on food these days, and all the red tape about food labeling, i'm not surprised there is misinformation about what is in a can or jar of food.........

I too echo Sunbirds frustration.........:thumbup:
 
Bushman5 said:
no its ok DB......the way the the labels are on food these days, and all the red tape about food labeling, i'm not surprised there is misinformation about what is in a can or jar of food.........

I too echo Sunbirds frustration.........:thumbup:
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Well, I certainly can't argue with that. Labels can be really, really confusing.

I sometimes think they count on that: put a mouthwatering picture on the front, and a confusing label, and it'll sell anyway.:D
 
Instead of fruit drink the juices. Its more calorie dense to take in the juice of a concentrate over an orange per say. Instead of peanut butter peanut oil is higher in calories just as flaxseed oil is. Mix the oils with pastas and veges and eat it for a calorie rich diet. Pine nuts are high in fat and calories if you can pick and eat enough of them.

There are lots of calorie dense foods but if you are going to eat calorie rich at least get some that are healthy instead of pizza or ice cream and other such junk.

STR
 
STR said:
Instead of fruit drink the juices. Its more calorie dense to take in the juice of a concentrate over an orange per say. Instead of peanut butter peanut oil is higher in calories just as flaxseed oil is. Mix the oils with pastas and veges and eat it for a calorie rich diet. Pine nuts are high in fat and calories if you can pick and eat enough of them.

There are lots of calorie dense foods but if you are going to eat calorie rich at least get some that are healthy instead of pizza or ice cream and other such junk.

STR
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you Sir shock me! :D Pizza, Ice cream, etc are part of the food group! :D
 
Don't forget jerked meat. Drying it and taking out most of the water increases the caloric density. In the old West there were some wild horse hunters who actually 'walked down' a selected wild horse over a period of days. They'd approach the chosen horse on foot to make it split off from its band and flee, then keep trailing it. A 1000 lb or so horse has to spend many hours a day grazing to sustain itself. However, a human, eating jerked meat and carrying drinking water, doesn't have to stop to eat/drink. The horse gallops away but pauses after an hour or two to graze but here comes the hunter and the horse flees again. This would go on for several days until the horse literally dropped from hunger and exhaustion. Then the hunter would merely walk up and rope it. The cavalry could outrun the Indians for pretty much the same reason. Their horses were fed grain and quality hay and the troopers carried grain and nose bags while the grass fed Indian ponies were shorter on endurance. The Indians couldn't stay ahead for long until they were forced to turn and fight. All had to do with food, for man and beast.
 
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