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Food Calorie to Gigajoule
Convert measurements between Food Calorie and Gigajoule.
Common conversions
10000Cal = 0.0418 GJ
50000Cal = 0.2092 GJ
100000Cal = 0.4184 GJ
240000Cal = 1.0042 GJ
320000Cal = 1.3389 GJ
550000Cal = 2.3012 GJ
Conversion information
1 Food Calorie = 4.1840e-6 Gigajoule
1 Cal = 1 kcal (nutrition labels)
One billion joules, industrial energy.
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.
How many joules are in a gigajoule?
A gigajoule equals one billion (1,000,000,000) joules.
What is the gigajoule used for?
It is used to measure large amounts of energy in industries and national energy systems.