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Convert Kilocalorie (food calorie) to Joule

1 Kilocalorie (food calorie) = 4,184 Joule · 1 Joule = 2.3901e-4 Kilocalorie (food calorie)

Exact factor — no rounding beyond display precision.

Conversion formula

1 kcal = 4184 J  →  kcal = 4,184 J

The reverse direction: 1 J = 0.0002390057361 kcal.

Quick reference

kcalJ
1 kcal4,184 J
2 kcal8,368 J
3 kcal12,552 J
5 kcal20,920 J
10 kcal41,840 J
20 kcal83,680 J
25 kcal104,600 J
50 kcal209,200 J
100 kcal418,400 J
250 kcal1,046,000 J
500 kcal2,092,000 J
1,000 kcal4,184,000 J

About these units

The Kilocalorie (food calorie) (kcal) and the Joule (J) are both units of energy. Under the standard definition, one kcal equals exactly 4,184 J. This category's SI base unit is the joule.

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