kilocalorie Group (Library of Units and Constants

Name:
kilocalorie
(convert kilocalorie to new units)

Abbreviation:
kcal

Other Names:
Calorie, kilogram-calorie, grand-calorie, large-calorie, major-calorie, Calorie-IT, kilocalorie-IT, kilogram-calorie-IT, grand-calorie-IT, large-calorie-IT, major-calorie-IT

Quantity:
energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:
4.1868 kilo joules
4.1868 kilo newton meters
4186.8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:
length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:
1000 calories

Notes:
(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition).
(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

Name:
kilocalorie-15
(convert kilocalorie-15 to new units)

Abbreviation:
kcal-15

Other Names:
Calorie-15, kilogram-calorie-15, grand-calorie-15, large-calorie-15, major-calorie-15

Quantity:
energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:
4.1858 kilo joules
4.1858 kilo newton meters
4185.8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:
length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:
1000 calories-15

Note:
This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 15 degrees Celsius).

Name:
kilocalorie-20
(convert kilocalorie-20 to new units)

Abbreviation:
kcal-20

Other Names:
Calorie-20, kilogram-calorie-20, grand-calorie-20, large-calorie-20, major-calorie-20

Quantity:
energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:
4.1819 kilo joules
4.1819 kilo newton meters
4181.9 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:
length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:
1000 calories-20

Note:
This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 20 degrees Celsius).

Name:
kilocalorie-mean
(convert kilocalorie-mean to new units)

Abbreviation:
kcal-mean

Other Names:
Calorie-mean, kilogram-calorie-mean, grand-calorie-mean, large-calorie-mean, major-calorie-mean

Quantity:
energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:
4.19002 kilo joules
4.19002 kilo newton meters
4190.02 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:
length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:
1000 calories-mean

Note:
This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius).

Name:
kilocalorie-th
(convert kilocalorie-th to new units)

Abbreviation:
kcal-th

Other Names:
Calorie-th, kilogram-calorie-th, grand-calorie-th, large-calorie-th, major-calorie-th

Quantity:
energy

Metric (SI) Equivalents:
4.184 kilo joules
4.184 kilo newton meters
4184 meter^2 kilograms / second^2

Metric (SI) Dimensions:
length^2 × mass × time^-2

Description in Terms of
Other Units and Constants:
1000 calories-th

Notes:
(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "th" suffix indicates that this is the thermochemical definition).
(2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.


Name:	kilocalorie (convert kilocalorie to new units)
Abbreviation:	kcal
Other Names:	Calorie, kilogram-calorie, grand-calorie, large-calorie, major-calorie, Calorie-IT, kilocalorie-IT, kilogram-calorie-IT, grand-calorie-IT, large-calorie-IT, major-calorie-IT
Quantity:	energy
Metric (SI) Equivalents:	4.1868 kilo joules 4.1868 kilo newton meters 4186.8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2
Metric (SI) Dimensions:	length^2 × mass × time^-2
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants:	1000 calories
Notes:	(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "IT" suffix indicates that this is the International Steam Table definition). (2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

Name:	kilocalorie-15 (convert kilocalorie-15 to new units)
Abbreviation:	kcal-15
Other Names:	Calorie-15, kilogram-calorie-15, grand-calorie-15, large-calorie-15, major-calorie-15
Quantity:	energy
Metric (SI) Equivalents:	4.1858 kilo joules 4.1858 kilo newton meters 4185.8 meter^2 kilograms / second^2
Metric (SI) Dimensions:	length^2 × mass × time^-2
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants:	1000 calories-15
Note:	This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 15 degrees Celsius).

Name:	kilocalorie-20 (convert kilocalorie-20 to new units)
Abbreviation:	kcal-20
Other Names:	Calorie-20, kilogram-calorie-20, grand-calorie-20, large-calorie-20, major-calorie-20
Quantity:	energy
Metric (SI) Equivalents:	4.1819 kilo joules 4.1819 kilo newton meters 4181.9 meter^2 kilograms / second^2
Metric (SI) Dimensions:	length^2 × mass × time^-2
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants:	1000 calories-20
Note:	This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (this is the value at 20 degrees Celsius).

Name:	kilocalorie-mean (convert kilocalorie-mean to new units)
Abbreviation:	kcal-mean
Other Names:	Calorie-mean, kilogram-calorie-mean, grand-calorie-mean, large-calorie-mean, major-calorie-mean
Quantity:	energy
Metric (SI) Equivalents:	4.19002 kilo joules 4.19002 kilo newton meters 4190.02 meter^2 kilograms / second^2
Metric (SI) Dimensions:	length^2 × mass × time^-2
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants:	1000 calories-mean
Note:	This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (average value from 0 degrees Celsius to 100 degrees Celsius).

Name:	kilocalorie-th (convert kilocalorie-th to new units)
Abbreviation:	kcal-th
Other Names:	Calorie-th, kilogram-calorie-th, grand-calorie-th, large-calorie-th, major-calorie-th
Quantity:	energy
Metric (SI) Equivalents:	4.184 kilo joules 4.184 kilo newton meters 4184 meter^2 kilograms / second^2
Metric (SI) Dimensions:	length^2 × mass × time^-2
Description in Terms of Other Units and Constants:	1000 calories-th
Notes:	(1) This unit is what is commonly known as the "nutritional" or "diet" calorie (the "th" suffix indicates that this is the thermochemical definition). (2) The metric (SI) equivalents above were calculated from exact values using double-precision arithmetic.

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