Convert 1 Kilojoule to Calories
How much energy is 1 kilojoule? How many nutritional calories are in 1 kilojoule? 1 kJ to kcal conversion.
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1 Kilojoule ≈
0.23900574 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
1 kilojoule is equal to about 0.239 Calories.
To a Percentage
1 kilojoule ≈ 23.9% of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
1 kilojoule
= 125⁄523 Calories
In Scientific Notation
1 kilojoule
= 1 x 100 kilojoules
≈ 2.39006 x 10-1 Calories
Kilojoules
A kilojoule is 1,000 joules. In some countries, food is labeled in kilojoules, much like kilocalories are used in the United States.
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.