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Food Calorie to Calorie

Convert measurements between Food Calorie and Calorie.

Common conversions

100Cal = 100000 cal
500Cal = 500000 cal
1000Cal = 1000000 cal
2400Cal = 2.40e+6 cal
3200Cal = 3.20e+6 cal
5500Cal = 5.50e+6 cal

Conversion information

1 Food Calorie = 1,000 Calorie

1 Cal = 1 kcal (nutrition labels)
Energy needed to raise 1 g of water by 1°C.

Frequently Asked Questions

What is a food Calorie?
It is the unit used in nutrition, equivalent to one kilocalorie (kcal).
Why do labels say Cal instead of kcal?
By convention, in nutrition 1 Cal equals 1 kcal.
What is a calorie?
It is the energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by 1°C.
Where is the calorie used?
In nutrition and science to measure thermal energy.