Convert 5 Kilojoules to Calories
How much energy is 5 kilojoules? How many nutritional calories are in 5 kilojoules? 5 kJ to kcal conversion.
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5 Kilojoules ≈
1.1950287 Nutritional Calories
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Result in Plain English
5 kilojoules is equal to about 1.20 Calories.
To a Percentage
5 kilojoules ≈ 120% of a Calorie.
Result as a Fraction
5 kilojoules
= 625⁄523 Calories
= 1 and 102⁄523 Calories
In Scientific Notation
5 kilojoules
= 5 x 100 kilojoules
≈ 1.19503 x 100 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.