How to convert calories to kilojoules?
1 Calorie (Cal) is equal to 4.184 kilojoules (kJ). To convert calories to kilojoules, multiply the calorie value by 4.184.
For example, to convert 100 calories to kilojoules, you can use the following formula:
kilojoule = calorie * 4.184
kilojoule = 100 * 4.184 = 418.4
Therefore, 100 calories equal to 418.4 kilojoules.
Using the simple formula below, you can easily convert calories to kilojoules.
calorie to kilojoules conversion formula:
kilojoules = calorie * 4.184
What is Nutritional vs Small (Scientific) Calorie?
Nutritional (food) Calorie is an energy unit and defined as the amount of energy to heat 1 kilogram of water to 1 degree Celsius. It is 1000 times higher than the scientific (small) calorie unit. Also known as kilocalorie (kcal). 1 Nutritional calorie (kilocalorie) = 4.184 kilojoules. The symbol is "Cal or kcal".
Small Calorie is a metric energy unit and defined as the amount of energy to heat 1 gram of water to 1 degree Celsius. 1 Small (gram) calorie = 0.004184 kilojoules. The symbol is "cal".
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