Convert 1 Joule to Calories
How much energy is 1 joule? How many nutritional calories are in 1 joule? 1 J to kcal conversion.
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1 Joule ≈
0.00023900574 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
1 joule is equal to about 239 millionths of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
1 joule
= 1⁄4,184 Calorie
In Scientific Notation
1 joule
= 1 x 100 joules
≈ 2.39006 x 10-4 Calories
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
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.