What is a food calorie really?

A food "Calorie" is actually a kilocalorie (1,000 small calories) — the energy needed to raise 1 kg of water by 1°C.

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Value

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41.84kJ

10 kcal = 41.84 kJ

All energy values are converted through a common base unit (joules) using standard factors.

Example 1

Value = 500, from = kcal, to = kJ

500 kcal ≈ 2092 kJ

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