kcal and cal

thehotchocolatemug

Hii .. been wondering what is the difference between cal and kcal ..I know the a kcal is a thousand cal ..but seriously is it true cuz I eat some diet and low fat stuff and it says whatever ((small serving)) kcal and that's a lot .. help me pleaseee and thanks

LKArgh

What people usually refer to as "calories" is in fact kcal. So if e.g. your goal is 1800 calories per day, this means 1800 kcal.

thehotchocolatemug

Ohh thankk u .. u know am new to this whole thing lool @aggelikik

abatonfan

• calorie = the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of 1mL of water by 1 degree Celsius
• Calorie (note the big C) = Kilocalorie (kcal) = 1,000 calories. This is the amount of energy needed to raise 1L of water by 1 degree Celsius. This is also the measurement of the energy found in food.