Food Calorie Unit Conversion

The commonly used units of calories (cal), kilocalories (kcal), joules (J), kilojoules (kJ) and other mutual conversion

Kilojoules, joules, calories, kilocalories and kilocalories are all units of heat. Internationally, calories are used to calculate food and exercise energy in sports and nutrition circles.

Kcal is commonly known as large calories, equal to 1000 calories, equivalent to the engineering unit kcal/kg (kcal), mostly used in nutrition measurement and fitness manuals.

Common conversion formula:

1cal=4.184J

1kJ=0.239kcal

1kcal=4.184kJ