Joule to Kilocalorie (thermochemical)

1 J = 0.00023900574 kcal

Value

From

Precision & format

Significant figures

Notation

1 J equals

0.0002390057361kcal

All 21 units

JouleJ
1
KilojoulekJ
0.001
MegajouleMJ
0.000001
GigajouleGJ
1 × 10⁻⁹
MillijoulemJ
1,000
Calorie (thermochemical)cal
exactly 4.184 J
0.2390057361
Kilocalorie (thermochemical)kcal
food Calorie
0.0002390057361
Calorie (IT)cal (IT)
International Table
0.2388458966
Kilocalorie (IT)kcal (IT)
0.0002388458966
Watt-hourWh
0.0002777777778
Kilowatt-hourkWh
2.777777778 × 10⁻⁷
Megawatt-hourMWh
2.777777778 × 10⁻¹⁰
BTU (IT)BTU
International Table
0.0009478171203
BTU (thermochemical)BTU (th)
0.0009484514148
Therm (US)thm
100 000 BTU
9.48043428 × 10⁻⁹
Foot-poundft·lbf
0.7375621493
Ergerg
10,000,000
ElectronvolteV
6.241509074 × 10¹⁸
KiloelectronvoltkeV
6.241509074 × 10¹⁵
MegaelectronvoltMeV
6,241,509,074,000
Tonne of oil equivalenttoe
2.388458966 × 10⁻¹¹

Joule to Kilocalorie (thermochemical) table

Common Joule values converted to Kilocalorie (thermochemical)
Joule (J)	Kilocalorie (thermochemical) (kcal)
1	0.00023900574
2	0.00047801147
5	0.0011950287
10	0.0023900574
20	0.0047801147
50	0.011950287
100	0.023900574
250	0.059751434
500	0.11950287
1,000	0.23900574

How the conversion works

Multiply the joule figure by 0.0002390057361 to get kilocalorie (thermochemical). Every factor on this site is anchored to the SI base unit for energy, so the same number is used everywhere it appears.

Going the other way, 1 kcal = 4,184 J — see kilocalorie (thermochemical) to joule.

See all 21 energy units →