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Convert kiloJoules to Calories

kiloJoules to Calories

Looking for Calories to kiloJoules converter?

Simple unit conversion tool that helps you to convert kiloJoules to Calories.

What you should know about kiloJoules and Calories

How many Calories are in one kiloJoule?

Thermochemical Calories
1 kJ = 239.0057 calth
15ºC calories
1 kJ = 238.9201 cal15
Large/food calories
1 kJ =0.239 Cal

How many kiloJoules are in one Calorie?

Thermochemical Calories
1 calth = 0.004184 kJ
15ºC Calories
1 cal15 = 0.0041855 kJ
Large/food Calories
1 Cal = 4.184 kJ

Conversion Example:

If we want to convert 0.7 kJ in calories, then we will proceed as following:
Kilojoules to Thermochemical Calories
E(cal) = E(kJ) × 239.0057 = 0.7 × 239.0057 = 167.3 calth
Kilojoules to 15ºC calories
E(cal15) = E(kJ) × 238.9201 = 0.7 × 238.9201 = 167.2 cal15
Kilojoules to Large/food calories
E(Cal) = E(kJ) × 0.239 = 0.7 × 0.239 = 0.1673 Cal

Definition of kiloJoule provided by Cambridge Dictionary

a unit of measurement equal to 1,000 joules (= measure of energy or work done)

Definition of Calorie provided by YourDictionary.com

  1. the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water one degree celsius; gram calorie; small calorie
  2. the amount of heat needed to raise the temperature of one kilogram of water one degree celsius; great calorie; kilocalorie; 1,000 calories; large calorie
  3. a. a unit equal to the large calorie, used for measuring the energy produced by food when oxidized in the body
    b. an amount of food able to produce one large calorie of energy

Kilojoules and Calories are two energy units. Kilojoules and Calories units are used in various fields of activity such as physics, chemistry and other industries. This calculator is useful both for those who’s working in these fields of activity but also for students who study energies as Kilojoules and Calories at school.
Our Kilojoules to Calories converter is especially designed to make your calculations fast. You just need to enter Kilojoules value on the first box and the converter will do the rest for you and automatically convert Kilojoules to Calories.
Also you have formula for converting Kilojoules to Calories if you need that in your calculations, but we recommend you to use the Kilojoules to Calories converter because is very fast and accurate for simple conversions.