NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
BTU/cal 252.164401 kJ/kWh 0.000278 BTU/kWh 0.000293 kJ/kcal 0.239006 kWh/kcal 860.42065 cal/MJ 0.000004
cal / J

120 calories in joule

502.08 joule

1 cal = 4.184 J · factor

Reverse: 1 joule ≈ 0.239006 calorie. Use the reference table for common values.

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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
120 calories in joule

NiftyRecipe converts 120 calories to 502.08 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 502.08 joule. Reverse check: 1 joule ≈ 0.239006 calorie. That helps when a lab notebook or spreadsheet only lists one column.

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