Convert 16 Joules to Calories
How much energy is 16 joules? How many nutritional calories are in 16 joules? 16 J to kcal conversion.
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16 Joules ≈
0.0038240918 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
16 joules is equal to about 3.82 thousandths of a Calorie.
To a Percentage
16 joules ≈ 0.382% of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
16 joules
= 2⁄523 Calories
In Scientific Notation
16 joules
= 1.6 x 101 joules
≈ 3.82409 x 10-3 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.