NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
kcal/BTU 3.965667 kJ/BTU 0.947817 kcal/MJ 0.004184 MJ/kWh 0.277778 MJ/kcal 239.005736 kJ/MJ 0.001
cal / kJ

1200 calories in kilojoule

5.0208 kilojoule

1 cal = 0.004184 kJ · factor

Nutrition packaging often lists both kcal and kJ. This tool applies a fixed conversion ratio only.

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Formula: calorie to kilojoule

kJ = cal × 0.004184 (1 CAL = 0.004184 KJ)

Reference values: calorie → kilojoule
cal kJ
1 cal 0.004184 kJ
100 cal 0.4184 kJ
200 cal 0.8368 kJ
500 cal 2.092 kJ
1000 cal 4.184 kJ
2000 cal 8.368 kJ

All amounts for this pair

FAQ for cal → kJ
1200 calories in kilojoule

1200 calories is 5.0208 kilojoule using the standard food-energy factor on NiftyRecipe.

Package labels, recipe macros and fitness apps often jump between kilocalories and smaller calorie units (or kilojoules). Here the ratio stays constant: 1 calorie = 0.004184 kilojoule, so 1200 calories always maps to 5.0208 kilojoule until you change the input. The reverse figure is 1 kilojoule ≈ 239.005736 calorie.

Use the field above to try another portion size, scale a recipe, or match two apps that print different units. Everything on this page stays inside nutrition-style energy units-no length, temperature or other measures mixed in.