How many kilocalories are in a kilojoule?
One kilojoule is approximately 0.239006 kilocalories.
Detailed answer
1 kJ = 1,000 J. Since 1 kcal = 4,184 J, 1 kJ = 1,000 / 4,184 kcal. Food labels using kJ can be compared to kcal with this ratio.
Relationship context
Regions that label food in kilojoules still often think in kcal for diet planning.
Quick conversion table
| Kilojoule (kj) | Kilocalorie (kcal) |
|---|---|
| 0.1 | 0.0239005736 |
| 1 | 0.2390057361 |
| 2 | 0.4780114723 |
| 3 | 0.7170172084 |
| 4 | 0.9560229446 |
| 5 | 1.1950286807 |
| 6 | 1.4340344168 |
| 7 | 1.673040153 |
| 8 | 1.9120458891 |
| 9 | 2.1510516252 |
| Kilojoule (kj) | Kilocalorie (kcal) |
|---|---|
| 10 | 2.3900573614 |
| 20 | 4.7801147227 |
| 30 | 7.1701720841 |
| 40 | 9.5602294455 |
| 50 | 11.9502868069 |
| 60 | 14.3403441683 |
| 70 | 16.7304015296 |
| 80 | 19.120458891 |
| 90 | 21.5105162524 |
| 100 | 23.9005736138 |
More Kilojoules converters
Dedicated pages from Kilojoule to every other hub energy unit (kilocalorie, kilowatt-hour, calorie, joule, kilojoule, watt-hour, BTU, electronvolt).
- kilojoule to toe (Kilojoule to Ton of Oil Equivalent)
- kilojoule to gigajoule (Kilojoule to Gigajoule)
- kilojoule to mmbtu (Kilojoule to Million BTU (MMBtu, IT))
- kilojoule to therm (Kilojoule to Therm)
- kilojoule to kilowatt-hour (Kilojoule to Kilowatt Hour)
- kilojoule to kilowatt-hour-thermal (Kilojoule to Kilowatt-hour (thermal))
- kilojoule to megajoule (Kilojoule to Megajoule)
- kilojoule to kilocalorie (Kilojoule to Kilocalorie)
- kilojoule to watt-hour (Kilojoule to Watt Hour)
- kilojoule to btu (Kilojoule to British Thermal Unit)
- kilojoule to calorie (Kilojoule to Calorie)
- kilojoule to foot-pound (Kilojoule to Feet-Pound)
- kilojoule to joule (Kilojoule to Joule)
- kilojoule to gigaelectronvolt (Kilojoule to Gigaelectronvolt)
- kilojoule to megaelectronvolt (Kilojoule to Megaelectronvolt)
- kilojoule to electronvolt (Kilojoule to Electronvolt)