How Do You Convert Kilojoules To Calories?
A calorie is the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of 1 gram of water by 1 degree Celsius. However, scientists use the joule, the standard scientific measurement of energy, or SI unit (International Standard), exclusively in calculations of potential energy. Throughout the world, people use kilojoules (1000 joules) to measure the potential energy in the food they eat. In the United States and United Kingdom, however, people use kilocalories or “food calories” to measure how much energy foods provide. Therefore, Americans and Britons have to convert the joule units into the more meaningful unit of kilocalories. Write down the number of kilojoules you want to convert. Include the unit “kilojoules.” Divide the kilojoules by the conversion factor of 4.184 kilojoules per kilocalorie. Cancel the unit “kilojoules” from both numbers. You will be left with kilocalories of energy, confusingly called simply “calories” on food packaging in the U.S. Multiply kilocalories by the con
