The amount of heat required to raise the temperature of a unit mass of material by one degree Centigrade.
Specific Heat (Cp) is a measure of the ability of a material to convert heat input to an actual temperature increase. This is measured at zero pressure and a range of temperatures, or averaged across the temperature range of 50 C to the maximum processing temperature of the material.
The unit of measure for specific heat is J/kg-C, joules per kilogram Celsius.