NiftyRecipe Online energy conversion
BTU/kJ 1.055056 kcal/cal 1000 kWh/BTU 3412.141633 MJ/cal 239005.736138 BTU/cal 252.164401 kJ/kWh 0.000278
kcal / kJ

100 kilocalories in kilojoule

418.4 kilojoule

1 kcal = 4.184 kJ · factor

100 kilocalories equals 418.4 kilojoule-handy when reading a food label or logging a meal. Factor: 1 kilocalorie = 4.184 kilojoule.

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Formula: kilocalorie to kilojoule

kJ = kcal × 4.184 (1 KCAL = 4.184 KJ)

Reference values: kilocalorie → kilojoule
kcal kJ
1 kcal 4.184 kJ
100 kcal 418.4 kJ
200 kcal 836.8 kJ
500 kcal 2092 kJ
1000 kcal 4184 kJ
2000 kcal 8368 kJ

All amounts for this pair

FAQ for kcal → kJ
100 kilocalories in kilojoule

100 kilocalories is 418.4 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 kilocalorie = 4.184 kilojoule, so 100 kilocalories always maps to 418.4 kilojoule until you change the input. The reverse figure is 1 kilojoule ≈ 0.239006 kilocalorie.

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.