Kilocalorie

kcal

Dažnai naudojama Mokslinis vienetas

The kilocalorie is the "Calorie" you see on food labels in countries using metric units. In the US, this same unit is called a "Calorie" (capital C), creating confusion between the two terms.

Greitas keitiklis

1 kcal = kJ

Kontroliuoja rodymo formatą. Labai maži arba labai dideli skaičiai bus rodomi mokslinio žymėjimo formatu (pvz., 1,5e-6).

Kilocalorie (kcal)

The kilocalorie is the “Calorie” you see on food labels in countries using metric units. In the US, this same unit is called a “Calorie” (capital C), creating confusion between the two terms.

Characteristics

  • Energy unit (food)
  • 1 kcal = 4,184 joules
  • 1 kcal = 1,000 calories
  • Food labels: EU nutrition facts show kcal
  • US confusion: US “Calories” = kcal (note capital C)

Conversions

  • 1 kcal = 4184 J
  • 1 kcal = 4.184 kJ
  • 1 kcal = 1000 calories
  • 1 kcal = 0.00397 BTU
  • 1 kcal = 1.163 Wh
  • 1 kcal = 0.239006 food “Calories” (in food context, confusingly)

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Naudojama regionuose

EU Nutrition Food Industry
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