Calories Burned to Ounces Converter
Convert calories burned (kcal) to ounces (avoirdupois) (oz), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the working
- pounds = kcal ÷ 3,500 = 1 ÷ 3,500 = 0.000286 lb
- 0.000286 lb = 0.004571 oz
How to convert calories burned to ounces
1 kcal = 0.004571 oz, so multiply by 0.004571 to go from calories burned to ounces (avoirdupois). Going the other way, 1 oz = 218.75 kcal.
oz = kcal × 0.004571 kcal = oz × 218.75
Worked example:
pounds = kcal ÷ 3,500 = 5 ÷ 3,500 = 0.001429 lb 0.001429 lb = 0.022857 oz
Calories Burned to ounces table
| Calories Burned | Ounces |
|---|---|
| 1 kcal | 0.004571 oz |
| 2 kcal | 0.009143 oz |
| 3 kcal | 0.013714 oz |
| 4 kcal | 0.018286 oz |
| 5 kcal | 0.022857 oz |
| 6 kcal | 0.027429 oz |
| 7 kcal | 0.032 oz |
| 8 kcal | 0.036571 oz |
| 9 kcal | 0.041143 oz |
| 10 kcal | 0.045714 oz |
| 15 kcal | 0.068571 oz |
| 20 kcal | 0.091429 oz |
| 25 kcal | 0.114286 oz |
| 30 kcal | 0.137143 oz |
| 40 kcal | 0.182857 oz |
| 50 kcal | 0.228571 oz |
| 75 kcal | 0.342857 oz |
| 100 kcal | 0.457143 oz |
| 250 kcal | 1.142857 oz |
| 500 kcal | 2.285714 oz |
| 1000 kcal | 4.571429 oz |
About the units
- Calories Burned (kcal)
- Calories burned, a specialised unit. Food Calories (kcal) of energy burned; converted to body weight only through the 3,500 kcal per pound rule of thumb, never to energy units. Definition: Wishnofsky M. (1958), Caloric equivalents of gained or lost weight, American Journal of Clinical Nutrition 6(5):542–546 (the 3,500 kcal per pound rule).
- Ounces (oz)
- Ounces (avoirdupois), a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).