Convert British thermal unit (IT) to Kilocalorie (food calorie)
1 British thermal unit (IT) = 0.252164 Kilocalorie (food calorie) · 1 Kilocalorie (food calorie) = 3.9656668 British thermal unit (IT)
Conversion formula
1 BTU = 0.2521644007 kcal → BTU = 0.252164 kcal
The reverse direction: 1 kcal = 3.965666831 BTU.
Quick reference
| BTU | kcal |
|---|---|
| 1 BTU | 0.252164 kcal |
| 2 BTU | 0.504329 kcal |
| 3 BTU | 0.756493 kcal |
| 5 BTU | 1.260822 kcal |
| 10 BTU | 2.521644 kcal |
| 20 BTU | 5.043288 kcal |
| 25 BTU | 6.30411 kcal |
| 50 BTU | 12.60822 kcal |
| 100 BTU | 25.21644 kcal |
| 250 BTU | 63.0411 kcal |
| 500 BTU | 126.0822 kcal |
| 1,000 BTU | 252.1644 kcal |
About these units
The British thermal unit (IT) (BTU) and the Kilocalorie (food calorie) (kcal) are both units of energy. Under the standard definition, one BTU equals exactly 0.252164 kcal. This category's SI base unit is the joule.