Convert 1 Calorie to Joules

How much energy is 1 Calorie? How many joules are in 1 Calorie? 1 kcal to J conversion.
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1 Nutritional Calorie =
4,184 Joules
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Result in Plain English
1 Calorie is equal to about 4,180 joules.
In Scientific Notation
1 Calorie
= 1 x 100 Calories
= 4.184 x 103 joules
Calories
A nutritional Calorie, or kilocalorie, is commonly used in food labeling. It is equal to 4.184 kilojoules. The average American consumes about 2,700 kilocalories per day.
Joules
A joule is the standard unit of energy. On the surface of the Earth, it takes about 9.8 joules to lift a 1 kilogram object by 1 meter.
Calories to Joules Conversions
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kcal J
1.00 4,184
1.01 4,225.8
1.02 4,267.7
1.03 4,309.5
1.04 4,351.4
1.05 4,393.2
1.06 4,435.0
1.07 4,476.9
1.08 4,518.7
1.09 4,560.6
1.10 4,602.4
1.11 4,644.2
1.12 4,686.1
1.13 4,727.9
1.14 4,769.8
1.15 4,811.6
1.16 4,853.4
1.17 4,895.3
1.18 4,937.1
1.19 4,979.0
1.20 5,020.8
1.21 5,062.6
1.22 5,104.5
1.23 5,146.3
1.24 5,188.2
1.25 5,230
1.26 5,271.8
1.27 5,313.7
1.28 5,355.5
1.29 5,397.4
1.30 5,439.2
1.31 5,481.0
1.32 5,522.9
1.33 5,564.7
kcal J
1.34 5,606.6
1.35 5,648.4
1.36 5,690.2
1.37 5,732.1
1.38 5,773.9
1.39 5,815.8
1.40 5,857.6
1.41 5,899.4
1.42 5,941.3
1.43 5,983.1
1.44 6,025.0
1.45 6,066.8
1.46 6,108.6
1.47 6,150.5
1.48 6,192.3
1.49 6,234.2
1.50 6,276
1.51 6,317.8
1.52 6,359.7
1.53 6,401.5
1.54 6,443.4
1.55 6,485.2
1.56 6,527.0
1.57 6,568.9
1.58 6,610.7
1.59 6,652.6
1.60 6,694.4
1.61 6,736.2
1.62 6,778.1
1.63 6,819.9
1.64 6,861.8
1.65 6,903.6
1.66 6,945.4
1.67 6,987.3
kcal J
1.68 7,029.1
1.69 7,071.0
1.70 7,112.8
1.71 7,154.6
1.72 7,196.5
1.73 7,238.3
1.74 7,280.2
1.75 7,322
1.76 7,363.8
1.77 7,405.7
1.78 7,447.5
1.79 7,489.4
1.80 7,531.2
1.81 7,573.0
1.82 7,614.9
1.83 7,656.7
1.84 7,698.6
1.85 7,740.4
1.86 7,782.2
1.87 7,824.1
1.88 7,865.9
1.89 7,907.8
1.90 7,949.6
1.91 7,991.4
1.92 8,033.3
1.93 8,075.1
1.94 8,117.0
1.95 8,158.8
1.96 8,200.6
1.97 8,242.5
1.98 8,284.3
1.99 8,326.2