Kilojoules to Calories

Convert Kilojoules to Calories. 1 kJ equals 239.0057 cal. Type a value on either side; the formula and tables below show how it works.

kJ
cal
1 Kilojoules equals
239.0057cal

Formula: cal = kJ × 239.0057. Example: 5 kJ = 1,195.03 cal.

1 Kilojoules in every unit

Joules1,000 J
Calories239.0057 cal
Kilocalories0.239006 kcal
Watt-hours0.277778 Wh
Kilowatt-hours0.000277778 kWh
BTU0.947817 BTU
Therms0.000009478 thm
Electronvolts6,241,509,074,460,762,701,824 eV

Kilojoules to Calories table

KilojoulesCalories
0.1 kJ23.9006 cal
0.25 kJ59.7514 cal
0.5 kJ119.5029 cal
1 kJ239.0057 cal
2 kJ478.0115 cal
3 kJ717.0172 cal
4 kJ956.0229 cal
5 kJ1,195.03 cal
10 kJ2,390.06 cal
15 kJ3,585.09 cal
20 kJ4,780.11 cal
25 kJ5,975.14 cal
50 kJ11,950.29 cal
75 kJ17,925.43 cal
100 kJ23,900.57 cal
250 kJ59,751.43 cal
500 kJ119,502.87 cal
1,000 kJ239,005.74 cal
CaloriesKilojoules
0.1 cal0.0004184 kJ
0.25 cal0.001046 kJ
0.5 cal0.002092 kJ
1 cal0.004184 kJ
2 cal0.008368 kJ
3 cal0.012552 kJ
4 cal0.016736 kJ
5 cal0.02092 kJ
10 cal0.04184 kJ
15 cal0.06276 kJ
20 cal0.08368 kJ
25 cal0.1046 kJ
50 cal0.2092 kJ
75 cal0.3138 kJ
100 cal0.4184 kJ
250 cal1.046 kJ
500 cal2.092 kJ
1,000 cal4.184 kJ

How to convert kilojoules to calories

cal = kJ × 239.0057

Multiply the value in kilojoules by 239.0057. To go the other way, divide by the same number, or multiply by 0.004184. For example, 5 kJ × 239.0057 = 1,195.03 cal.

About the units

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

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

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