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Kilocalorie (th) to Kilojoule Converter
Use this page to convert kilocalorie (th) values into kilojoule, with background details, formulas, a worked example, and a quick conversion table.
Conversion formula
1 kcal th = 4.184 kJ
1 kJ = 0.239005736137667 kcal th
Example: 120 kcal th = 502.08 kJ
Kilocalorie (th)
Kilocalorie (th) (kcal th) is represented in this converter as 4184 joules.
History: Kilocalorie (th) comes from calorimetry, thermodynamics, HVAC, or heat-transfer measurement systems.
Current use: Kilocalorie (th) is useful for food energy, HVAC, heating, cooling, and thermal engineering conversions.
Also written as kcal th.
Kilojoule
A kilojoule equals 1,000 joules.
History: It is a decimal multiple adopted for practical energy values.
Current use: Kilojoules are used in nutrition and industrial energy figures.
Also written as kJ, kilojoules.
Kilocalorie (th) to Kilojoule table
| Kilocalorie (th) [kcal th] | Kilojoule [kJ] |
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| 0.01 kcal th | 0.04184 kJ |
| 0.1 kcal th | 0.4184 kJ |
| 1 kcal th | 4.184 kJ |
| 2 kcal th | 8.368 kJ |
| 5 kcal th | 20.92 kJ |
| 10 kcal th | 41.84 kJ |
| 20 kcal th | 83.68 kJ |
| 50 kcal th | 209.2 kJ |
| 100 kcal th | 418.4 kJ |
