Kilojoule

kJ

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The kilojoule is the practical metric unit for food energy on nutrition labels outside the United States. It's also used for describing thermal energy and power outputs.

Tiontaire tapa

1 kJ = kJ

Rialaíonn sé formáid taispeána. Taispeánfar uimhreacha an-bheag nó an-mhór i nodaireacht eolaíoch (m.sh. 1,5e-6).

Kilojoule (kJ)

The kilojoule is the practical metric unit for food energy on nutrition labels outside the United States. It’s also used for describing thermal energy and power outputs.

Characteristics

  • Metric system unit
  • 1 kJ = 1,000 joules
  • Food energy standard: outside US (vs. kilocalories/Calories in US)
  • Nutrition labels: show energy in kJ in most countries
  • Used in: nutrition, thermodynamics, engineering

Conversions

  • 1 kJ = 1000 J
  • 1 kJ = 239.006 calories
  • 1 kJ = 0.239006 kcal
  • 1 kJ = 0.000948 BTU
  • 1 kJ = 0.277778 Wh
  • 1 kJ = 0.001 MJ

In úsáid i réigiúin

EU International Nutrition