Calories to Joules Converter
Convert calories (thermochemical) (cal) to joules (watt-seconds) (J), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the working
- 1 cal = 4.184 J
- 1 × 4.184 = 4.184 J
How to convert calories to joules
1 cal = 4.184 J, so multiply by 4.184 to go from calories (thermochemical) to joules (watt-seconds). Going the other way, 1 J = 0.239005736138 cal.
J = cal × 4.184 cal = J × 0.239005736138
Worked example:
1 cal = 4.184 J 5 × 4.184 = 20.92 J
Calories to joules table
| Calories | Joules |
|---|---|
| 1 cal | 4.184 J |
| 2 cal | 8.368 J |
| 3 cal | 12.552 J |
| 4 cal | 16.736 J |
| 5 cal | 20.92 J |
| 6 cal | 25.104 J |
| 7 cal | 29.288 J |
| 8 cal | 33.472 J |
| 9 cal | 37.656 J |
| 10 cal | 41.84 J |
| 15 cal | 62.76 J |
| 20 cal | 83.68 J |
| 25 cal | 104.6 J |
| 30 cal | 125.52 J |
| 40 cal | 167.36 J |
| 50 cal | 209.2 J |
| 75 cal | 313.8 J |
| 100 cal | 418.4 J |
| 250 cal | 1,046 J |
| 500 cal | 2,092 J |
| 1000 cal | 4,184 J |
About the units
- Calories (cal)
- Calories (thermochemical), a specialised unit. The thermochemical calorie, 4.184 J, used on US food labels as 1 Calorie = 1 kilocalorie. Definition: NIST SP 811 Appendix B.8, factors for units listed alphabetically.
- Joules (J)
- Joules (watt-seconds), a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).
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