Convert calories to joules

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calories, defined as 4.184 J
kilocalories, defined as 4,184 J

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Guide

How to convert calories into joules?

To convert calories into joules, preform the following calculations:

1 cal = 4.184 J

energy in calories × 4.184 = energy in joules

Example:

15 cal

15 calories × 4.184 = 62.76 joules

How many joules in a calorie?

There are 4.184 joules in a calorie.

How many calories in a joule?

There are 0.23901 calories in a joule.

Value Chart

Calories (cal)	Joules (J)
0 cal	0 J
0.01 cal	0.04184 J
0.1 cal	0.4184 J
0.2 cal	0.8368 J
0.3 cal	1.2552 J
0.4 cal	1.6736 J
0.5 cal	2.092 J
0.6 cal	2.5104 J
0.7 cal	2.9288 J
0.8 cal	3.3472 J
0.9 cal	3.7656 J
1 cal	4.184 J
1.2 cal	5.0208 J
1.4 cal	5.8576 J
1.6 cal	6.6944 J
1.8 cal	7.5312 J
2 cal	8.368 J
2.2 cal	9.2048 J
2.4 cal	10.0416 J
2.6 cal	10.8784 J
2.8 cal	11.7152 J
3 cal	12.552 J
3.2 cal	13.3888 J
3.4 cal	14.2256 J
3.6 cal	15.0624 J
3.8 cal	15.8992 J
4 cal	16.736 J
4.2 cal	17.5728 J
4.4 cal	18.4096 J
4.6 cal	19.2464 J
4.8 cal	20.0832 J
5 cal	20.92 J
5.5 cal	23.012 J
6 cal	25.104 J
6.5 cal	27.196 J
7 cal	29.288 J
7.5 cal	31.38 J
8 cal	33.472 J
8.5 cal	35.564 J
9 cal	37.656 J
9.5 cal	39.748 J
10 cal	41.84 J
11 cal	46.024 J
12 cal	50.208 J
13 cal	54.392 J
14 cal	58.576 J
15 cal	62.76 J
16 cal	66.944 J
17 cal	71.128 J
18 cal	75.312 J
19 cal	79.496 J
20 cal	83.68 J
21 cal	87.864 J
22 cal	92.048 J
23 cal	96.232 J
24 cal	100.416 J
25 cal	104.6 J
26 cal	108.784 J
27 cal	112.968 J
28 cal	117.152 J
29 cal	121.336 J
30 cal	125.52 J
31 cal	129.704 J
32 cal	133.888 J
33 cal	138.072 J
34 cal	142.256 J
35 cal	146.44 J
36 cal	150.624 J
37 cal	154.808 J
38 cal	158.992 J
39 cal	163.176 J
40 cal	167.36 J
41 cal	171.544 J
42 cal	175.728 J
43 cal	179.912 J
44 cal	184.096 J
45 cal	188.28 J
46 cal	192.464 J
47 cal	196.648 J
48 cal	200.832 J
49 cal	205.016 J
50 cal	209.2 J
52 cal	217.568 J
54 cal	225.936 J
56 cal	234.304 J
58 cal	242.672 J
60 cal	251.04 J
62 cal	259.408 J
64 cal	267.776 J
66 cal	276.144 J
68 cal	284.512 J
70 cal	292.88 J
72 cal	301.248 J
74 cal	309.616 J
76 cal	317.984 J
78 cal	326.352 J
80 cal	334.72 J
82 cal	343.088 J
84 cal	351.456 J
86 cal	359.824 J
88 cal	368.192 J
90 cal	376.56 J
92 cal	384.928 J
94 cal	393.296 J
96 cal	401.664 J
98 cal	410.032 J
100 cal	418.4 J

Sources & References

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Calories definition source: en.wikipedia.org
Joules definition source: en.wikipedia.org