Ounces to Calories Burned Converter
Convert ounces (avoirdupois) (oz) to calories burned (kcal), with the formula, a conversion table and exact factors.
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Show the working
- 1 oz = 0.0625 lb
- kcal = pounds × 3,500 = 218.75 kcal
How to convert ounces to calories burned
1 oz = 218.75 kcal, so multiply by 218.75 to go from ounces (avoirdupois) to calories burned. Going the other way, 1 kcal = 0.004571 oz.
kcal = oz × 218.75 oz = kcal × 0.004571
Worked example:
5 oz = 0.3125 lb kcal = pounds × 3,500 = 1,093.75 kcal
Ounces to calories burned table
| Ounces | Calories Burned |
|---|---|
| 1 oz | 218.75 kcal |
| 2 oz | 437.5 kcal |
| 3 oz | 656.25 kcal |
| 4 oz | 875 kcal |
| 5 oz | 1,093.75 kcal |
| 6 oz | 1,312.5 kcal |
| 7 oz | 1,531.25 kcal |
| 8 oz | 1,750 kcal |
| 9 oz | 1,968.75 kcal |
| 10 oz | 2,187.5 kcal |
| 15 oz | 3,281.25 kcal |
| 20 oz | 4,375 kcal |
| 25 oz | 5,468.75 kcal |
| 30 oz | 6,562.5 kcal |
| 40 oz | 8,750 kcal |
| 50 oz | 10,937.5 kcal |
| 75 oz | 16,406.25 kcal |
| 100 oz | 21,875 kcal |
| 250 oz | 54,687.5 kcal |
| 500 oz | 109,375 kcal |
| 1000 oz | 218,750 kcal |
About the units
- Ounces (oz)
- Ounces (avoirdupois), a US customary unit. Definition: NIST Handbook 44 Appendix C (US customary units; US gallon = 231 in³).
- 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).