How to convert kcal to calories

How to convert kilocalories (kcal) to calories (cal).

Small and large calories

A small calorie is the energy required to raise 1 gram of water by 1°C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

Large Calorie (cal) is the energy required to raise 1 kg of water by 1 degree Celsius at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

The large calorie is also called the food calorie and is used as a unit of food energy.

kcal to Cal - Small kilocalorie to large calorie

A large food calorie is equal to 1 small kcal:

2 Cal = 2 kcal

The energy in a large calorie (cal) is equal to the energy in a small kilocalorie (kcal):

E(Cal) = E(kcal)

Example 1
Convert 5 kcal to big calories:

E(Cal) = 5 kcal = 5 Cal

Example 2
Convert 7 kcal to big calories:

E(Cal) = 7 kcal = 7 Cal

Example 3
Convert 10 kcal to big calories:

E(Cal) = 10 kcal = 10 Cal

Example 4
Convert 15 kcal to big calories:

E(Cal) = 15 kcal = 15 Cal

 

Calorie to Kcal - Calorie to Small Calorie

2 kcal = 2000 cal

Energy in small calories (calories) is equal to 1000 times the energy in small kilocalories (kcal):

E(cal) = 1000 × E(kcal)

Example 1
Convert 2 kcal to small calories:

E(cal) = 1000 × 2kcal = 2000 cal

Example 2
Convert 4 kcal to small calories:

E(cal) = 1000 × 4kcal = 4000 cal

Example 3
Convert 8 kcal to small calories:

E(cal) = 1000 × 8kcal = 8000 cal

Example 4
Convert 10 kcal to small calories:

E(cal) = 1000 × 10kcal = 10.000 cal

 

 

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