How many calories are in a normal sized 'lick and stick' glue on a postage stamp in the USA?

A US lick-and-stick postage stamp glue is 1/10 of a calorie. Don't worry; the US Post office says they are also gluten free. A British stamp of the same size is 5.9 calories. The larger commemorative British stamp can contain a whopping 14.5 calories.

Postage stamp glue in the US has to have FDA approval. It is the only glue that has to have such approval.

Sources also state that licking an envelope is 3-5 calories. It is also gluten free. The glue is made from mostly corn.

Thank goodness we can skip the calories with the self adhesive stamps that are now available.

More Info: www.livestrong.com

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Benedicte Corneliussen

A single standard postage stamp contains 5.9 calories and Special or Commemorative stamps 14.5 calories.

vonlora

Benedicte Corneliussen, in UK, but asked for USA

Howard Groopman

Can't remember last time I had to lick a US stamp.

Lawanta

Now THAT'S TRIVIA! 💯😄

ebitnet

calories or Calories…there’s a factor of 1000 difference. 1 Calorie = 1000 calories. UNITS!!!!

Naked Kitty Slave

Guess its a thing of beauty stamps are self-stick now. Who comes up with this stuff!?

Steve McVey

marc bishop, comments in English please...

Gery Tillmanns

What a strangely worded question.

Dirk A Schnarr

HEALTH NUTRITION & DIETS NUTRITIONAL CONTENT Q: How many calories are consumed when licking stamps? A: QUICK ANSWER According to Essentials, people consume one-tenth of a calorie every time they lick a stamp. A standard postage stamp contains around 5.9 calories due to the adhesive on the back. However, not all of these calories are consumed simply by licking the stamp. CONTINUE READING KEEP LEARNING How do you refill self-inking stamps? How can you identify stamps? What are global stamps? How many calories are consumed when licking stamps? Credit: jsmith E+ Getty Images FULL ANSWER Essentials also says that commemorative stamps tend to have more calories, at 14.5 per stamp; nevertheless, people consume approximately the same amount of calories when they lick commemorative stamps as when they lick regular stamps. The adhesive on the back of a stamp is a gum that is made up of dextrin and polyvinyl alcohol. Dextrin comes from starch that is found in potatoes and polyvinyl alcohol comes from petroleum. https://www.reference.com/health/many-calories-consumed-licking-stamps-8de1b2fb0c7fdd36