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kcal to calories conversion

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Small & large calories

Small calorie (cal) is the energy needed to increase 1 gram of water by 1°C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

Large calorie (Cal) is the energy needed to increase 1 kg of water by 1°C at a pressure of 1 atmosphere.

Large calorie is also called food calorie and is used as a unit of food energy.

How to convert kcal to calories

kcal to cal - small kilocalories to small calories

1 kcal = 1000 cal

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

E(cal) = 1000 × E(kcal)

Calories to kcal conversion