NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
kJ/kcal 0.239006 cal/kWh 0.000001 kWh/kJ 3600 kcal/MJ 0.004184 BTU/kcal 0.252164 kJ/MJ 0.001
cal / J

100 calories in joule

418.4 joule

1 cal = 4.184 J · factor

Kilojoules and megajoules sit on the SI energy scale. This page is pure unit conversion-not a meal planner.

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Formula: calorie to joule

J = cal × 4.184 (1 CAL = 4.184 J)

Reference values: calorie → joule
cal J
1 cal 4.184 J
100 cal 418.4 J
200 cal 836.8 J
500 cal 2092 J
1000 cal 4184 J
2000 cal 8368 J

All amounts for this pair

FAQ for cal → J
100 calories in joule

NiftyRecipe converts 100 calories to 418.4 joule with a fixed SI-linked factor.

Kilojoules and megajoules describe energy on a scientific scale. The ratio applied here is 1 calorie = 4.184 joule, so this amount is 418.4 joule. Reverse check: 1 joule ≈ 0.239006 calorie. That helps when a lab notebook or spreadsheet only lists one column.

Change the value in the calculator for homework, datasheets or rough process estimates. The wording stays technical on purpose so these pages read differently from food-label articles on the same site.