Calories to Kilojoules Converter
Convert calories (thermochemical) (cal) to kilojoules (kJ), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the working
- 1 cal = 0.004184 kJ
- 1 × 0.004184 = 0.004184 kJ
How to convert calories to kilojoules
1 cal = 0.004184 kJ, so multiply by 0.004184 to go from calories (thermochemical) to kilojoules. Going the other way, 1 kJ = 239.005736138 cal.
kJ = cal × 0.004184 cal = kJ × 239.005736138
Worked example:
1 cal = 0.004184 kJ 5 × 0.004184 = 0.02092 kJ
Calories to kilojoules table
| Calories | Kilojoules |
|---|---|
| 1 cal | 0.004184 kJ |
| 2 cal | 0.008368 kJ |
| 3 cal | 0.012552 kJ |
| 4 cal | 0.016736 kJ |
| 5 cal | 0.02092 kJ |
| 6 cal | 0.025104 kJ |
| 7 cal | 0.029288 kJ |
| 8 cal | 0.033472 kJ |
| 9 cal | 0.037656 kJ |
| 10 cal | 0.04184 kJ |
| 15 cal | 0.06276 kJ |
| 20 cal | 0.08368 kJ |
| 25 cal | 0.1046 kJ |
| 30 cal | 0.12552 kJ |
| 40 cal | 0.16736 kJ |
| 50 cal | 0.2092 kJ |
| 75 cal | 0.3138 kJ |
| 100 cal | 0.4184 kJ |
| 250 cal | 1.046 kJ |
| 500 cal | 2.092 kJ |
| 1000 cal | 4.184 kJ |
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.
- Kilojoules (kJ)
- Kilojoules, a metric unit. Definition: BIPM SI Brochure, 9th edition (SI units, prefixes and units accepted for use with the SI).
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