Kilocalories to Calories

Convert Kilocalories to Calories. 1 kcal equals 1,000 cal. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

kcal
cal
1 Kilocalories equals
1,000cal

Formula: cal = kcal × 1,000. Example: 5 kcal = 5,000 cal.

1 Kilocalories in every unit

Joules4,184 J
Kilojoules4.184 kJ
Calories1,000 cal
Watt-hours1.1622 Wh
Kilowatt-hours0.001162 kWh
BTU3.9657 BTU
Therms0.000039657 thm
Electronvolts26,114,473,967,543,832,805,376 eV

Kilocalories to Calories table

KilocaloriesCalories
0.1 kcal100 cal
0.25 kcal250 cal
0.5 kcal500 cal
1 kcal1,000 cal
2 kcal2,000 cal
3 kcal3,000 cal
4 kcal4,000 cal
5 kcal5,000 cal
10 kcal10,000 cal
15 kcal15,000 cal
20 kcal20,000 cal
25 kcal25,000 cal
50 kcal50,000 cal
75 kcal75,000 cal
100 kcal100,000 cal
250 kcal250,000 cal
500 kcal500,000 cal
1,000 kcal1,000,000 cal
CaloriesKilocalories
0.1 cal0.0001 kcal
0.25 cal0.00025 kcal
0.5 cal0.0005 kcal
1 cal0.001 kcal
2 cal0.002 kcal
3 cal0.003 kcal
4 cal0.004 kcal
5 cal0.005 kcal
10 cal0.01 kcal
15 cal0.015 kcal
20 cal0.02 kcal
25 cal0.025 kcal
50 cal0.05 kcal
75 cal0.075 kcal
100 cal0.1 kcal
250 cal0.25 kcal
500 cal0.5 kcal
1,000 cal1 kcal

How to convert kilocalories to calories

cal = kcal × 1,000

Multiply the value in kilocalories by 1,000. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.001. For example, 5 kcal × 1,000 = 5,000 cal.

About the units

Kilocalories (kcal). The food Calorie on nutrition labels, 4,184 joules.

Calories (cal). The small (thermochemical) calorie, exactly 4.184 joules.

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