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Kilocalories to calories

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100,000cal

That's 8.4× as much energy as a phone charge, while a banana is 1.05× more. That could lift a one-tonne car 42.66 m into the air.

What it means

What could that energy do?

The hill climb ignores friction and assumes a 1,000 kg car. Food calories on labels are kilocalories.

The math

How to convert kcal to cal

To convert kilocalories to calories, multiply by 1,000.

Example: 100 kcal × 1,000 = 100,000 cal.

In the other direction, 1 cal = 0.001 kcal.

Every unit

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Tables

kcal to cal conversion table

kcal to cal conversion table
kcalcal
1 kcal1,000 cal
2 kcal2,000 cal
5 kcal5,000 cal
10 kcal10,000 cal
15 kcal15,000 cal
20 kcal20,000 cal
25 kcal25,000 cal
50 kcal50,000 cal
75 kcal75,000 cal
100 kcal100,000 cal
150 kcal150,000 cal
200 kcal200,000 cal
500 kcal500,000 cal
1,000 kcal1,000,000 cal
cal to kcal conversion table
cal to kcal conversion table
calkcal
1 cal0.001 kcal
2 cal0.002 kcal
5 cal0.005 kcal
10 cal0.01 kcal
15 cal0.015 kcal
20 cal0.02 kcal
25 cal0.025 kcal
50 cal0.05 kcal
75 cal0.075 kcal
100 cal0.1 kcal
150 cal0.15 kcal
200 cal0.2 kcal
500 cal0.5 kcal
1,000 cal1 kcal

Quick answers

Quick answers

How many cal is 1 kcal?
1 kcal is 1,000 cal.
How many cal is 10 kcal?
10 kcal is 10,000 cal.
How many cal is 100 kcal?
100 kcal is 100,000 cal.

The units

About these units

Kilocalories (kcal)

A kilocalorie is 4,184 joules and is what nutrition labels call a Calorie. A typical adult eats about 2,000 of them a day.

Calories (cal)

One small calorie is 4.184 joules, the heat that raises a gram of water by one degree. Food labels use the kilocalorie, a thousand of these.

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