Kilocalories to calories
Type a value in kcal to get it in cal instantly.
100,000cal
That's 8.4× as much energy as a phone charge, while a banana is 1.05× more. That could lift a one-tonne car 42.66 m into the air.
What it means
What could that energy do?
The hill climb ignores friction and assumes a 1,000 kg car. Food calories on labels are kilocalories.
The math
How to convert kcal to cal
To convert kilocalories to calories, multiply by 1,000.
Example: 100 kcal × 1,000 = 100,000 cal.
In the other direction, 1 cal = 0.001 kcal.
Every unit
Your energy in every unit
Tables
kcal to cal conversion table
| kcal | cal |
|---|---|
| 1 kcal | 1,000 cal |
| 2 kcal | 2,000 cal |
| 5 kcal | 5,000 cal |
| 10 kcal | 10,000 cal |
| 15 kcal | 15,000 cal |
| 20 kcal | 20,000 cal |
| 25 kcal | 25,000 cal |
| 50 kcal | 50,000 cal |
| 75 kcal | 75,000 cal |
| 100 kcal | 100,000 cal |
| 150 kcal | 150,000 cal |
| 200 kcal | 200,000 cal |
| 500 kcal | 500,000 cal |
| 1,000 kcal | 1,000,000 cal |
cal to kcal conversion table
| cal | kcal |
|---|---|
| 1 cal | 0.001 kcal |
| 2 cal | 0.002 kcal |
| 5 cal | 0.005 kcal |
| 10 cal | 0.01 kcal |
| 15 cal | 0.015 kcal |
| 20 cal | 0.02 kcal |
| 25 cal | 0.025 kcal |
| 50 cal | 0.05 kcal |
| 75 cal | 0.075 kcal |
| 100 cal | 0.1 kcal |
| 150 cal | 0.15 kcal |
| 200 cal | 0.2 kcal |
| 500 cal | 0.5 kcal |
| 1,000 cal | 1 kcal |
Quick answers
Quick answers
- How many cal is 1 kcal?
- 1 kcal is 1,000 cal.
- How many cal is 10 kcal?
- 10 kcal is 10,000 cal.
- How many cal is 100 kcal?
- 100 kcal is 100,000 cal.
The units
About these units
Kilocalories (kcal)
A kilocalorie is 4,184 joules and is what nutrition labels call a Calorie. A typical adult eats about 2,000 of them a day.
Calories (cal)
One small calorie is 4.184 joules, the heat that raises a gram of water by one degree. Food labels use the kilocalorie, a thousand of these.
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