How many calories are in a kilocalorie?
There are 1,000 calories (cal) in 1 kilocalorie (kcal).
Detailed answer
The prefix kilo- means 1,000. One dietary kilocalorie equals 1,000 thermochemical calories, so 1 kcal = 4,184 J.
Relationship context
Food energy is almost always stated in kcal; the same amount is sometimes called a “Calorie” with a capital C on packaging.
Quick conversion table
| Kilocalorie (kcal) | Calorie (cal) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 100 |
| 1 | 1,000 |
| 2 | 2,000 |
| 3 | 3,000 |
| 4 | 4,000 |
| 5 | 5,000 |
| 6 | 6,000 |
| 7 | 7,000 |
| 8 | 8,000 |
| 9 | 9,000 |
| Kilocalorie (kcal) | Calorie (cal) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 10,000 |
| 20 | 20,000 |
| 30 | 30,000 |
| 40 | 40,000 |
| 50 | 50,000 |
| 60 | 60,000 |
| 70 | 70,000 |
| 80 | 80,000 |
| 90 | 90,000 |
| 100 | 100,000 |
More Kilocalories converters
Dedicated pages from Kilocalorie to every other hub energy unit (kilocalorie, kilowatt-hour, calorie, joule, kilojoule, watt-hour, BTU, electronvolt).
- kilocalorie to toe (Kilocalorie to Ton of Oil Equivalent)
- kilocalorie to gigajoule (Kilocalorie to Gigajoule)
- kilocalorie to mmbtu (Kilocalorie to Million BTU (MMBtu, IT))
- kilocalorie to therm (Kilocalorie to Therm)
- kilocalorie to kilowatt-hour (Kilocalorie to Kilowatt Hour)
- kilocalorie to kilowatt-hour-thermal (Kilocalorie to Kilowatt-hour (thermal))
- kilocalorie to megajoule (Kilocalorie to Megajoule)
- kilocalorie to watt-hour (Kilocalorie to Watt Hour)
- kilocalorie to kilojoule (Kilocalorie to Kilojoule)
- kilocalorie to btu (Kilocalorie to British Thermal Unit)
- kilocalorie to calorie (Kilocalorie to Calorie)
- kilocalorie to foot-pound (Kilocalorie to Feet-Pound)
- kilocalorie to joule (Kilocalorie to Joule)
- kilocalorie to gigaelectronvolt (Kilocalorie to Gigaelectronvolt)
- kilocalorie to megaelectronvolt (Kilocalorie to Megaelectronvolt)
- kilocalorie to electronvolt (Kilocalorie to Electronvolt)