Kilocalories to Kilojoules

Convert Kilocalories to Kilojoules. 1 kcal equals 4.184 kJ. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

kcal
kJ
1 Kilocalories equals
4.184kJ

Formula: kJ = kcal × 4.184. Example: 5 kcal = 20.92 kJ.

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 Kilojoules table

KilocaloriesKilojoules
0.1 kcal0.4184 kJ
0.25 kcal1.046 kJ
0.5 kcal2.092 kJ
1 kcal4.184 kJ
2 kcal8.368 kJ
3 kcal12.552 kJ
4 kcal16.736 kJ
5 kcal20.92 kJ
10 kcal41.84 kJ
15 kcal62.76 kJ
20 kcal83.68 kJ
25 kcal104.6 kJ
50 kcal209.2 kJ
75 kcal313.8 kJ
100 kcal418.4 kJ
250 kcal1,046 kJ
500 kcal2,092 kJ
1,000 kcal4,184 kJ
KilojoulesKilocalories
0.1 kJ0.023901 kcal
0.25 kJ0.059751 kcal
0.5 kJ0.119503 kcal
1 kJ0.239006 kcal
2 kJ0.478011 kcal
3 kJ0.717017 kcal
4 kJ0.956023 kcal
5 kJ1.195 kcal
10 kJ2.3901 kcal
15 kJ3.5851 kcal
20 kJ4.7801 kcal
25 kJ5.9751 kcal
50 kJ11.9503 kcal
75 kJ17.9254 kcal
100 kJ23.9006 kcal
250 kJ59.7514 kcal
500 kJ119.5029 kcal
1,000 kJ239.0057 kcal

How to convert kilocalories to kilojoules

kJ = kcal × 4.184

Multiply the value in kilocalories by 4.184. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.239006. For example, 5 kcal × 4.184 = 20.92 kJ.

About the units

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

Kilojoules (kJ). 1,000 joules. Food energy on labels in Australia and the EU.

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