kilocalorie (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

Belongs to:
kilocalorie Group

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 (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
Belongs to:	kilocalorie Group
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.

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