kcal vs. cal PLEASE HELP!
MandaLen13
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Can anybody tell me what the difference is between kcal and regular calories? and how can I convert kcal into cal?
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here's a link to a google search:
http://www.google.com/search?hl=en&source=hp&q=converting+kcal+to+cal&aq=f&aqi=g2&aql=&oq=0 -
1 kcal is the same as 1 calorie with a lowercase "c" 1 Calorie with an uppercase "C" is equal to 1000 cals (or 1000 kcals)0
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isn't it the same thing..?
i mean kcal is short for kalorier .. atleast in my world (the danish one) .. & calories is the english word.
if it's not .. i'm in huge trouble!0 -
the way food is labled 1 kcal is 1 cal0
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Kcal stands for kilocalorie, which equals 1000 calories. Those are scientific terms. The Calorie that applies to food is actually a kilocalorie. So from a food standpoint, it's the same thing.
1 kilocalorie = 1000 calories = 1 Calorie0 -
Kcal stands for kilocalorie, which equals 1000 calories. Those are scientific terms. the calorie that applies to food is actually a kilocalorie. So from a food standpoint, it's the same thing.0
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isn't it the same thing..?
i mean kcal is short for kalorier .. atleast in my world (the danish one) .. & calories is the english word.
if it's not .. i'm in huge trouble!
I am an American living in Germany and everything here is measured in kcal, so I just didnt understand if maybe the measurement was off slightly from the American calorie. I think now that I read more that it is the same measurement. Just two different names. Thanks everybody for the help!0 -
Kcal stands for kilocalorie, which equals 1000 calories. Those are scientific terms. the calorie that applies to food is actually a kilocalorie. So from a food standpoint, it's the same thing.
me too! phew crisis averted.0 -
From what I remember from Biology, a Kcal is 1,000 calories. Food packages go with regular calories, not Kcals. But it's been a long time since college, so I would google the formula to be sure.0
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1 kcal is the same as 1 calorie with a lowercase "c" 1 Calorie with an uppercase "C" is equal to 1000 cals (or 1000 kcals)
You're reversed, Calorie is the food term, and calorie is the scientific measurement.0 -
Just bought a heart monitor that shows calories burned. Shows as kcals.
Do I need to convert to calories to keep my counting accurate?0 -
no0
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If this were true, I'd be morbidly obese.0
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This is why it should be measured in joules!
I am so sick of the Kcal Illuminati.0 -
This is why it should be measured in joules!
I am so sick of the Kcal Illuminati.
As a scientist, I kind of agree. But no-one in the real world really knows what a joule is, whereas they do vaguely understand what a calorie is, so I guess we're stuck with calories.0 -
This is why it should be measured in joules!
I am so sick of the Kcal Illuminati.
...and if Canada is on the metric system, why is it still using Calories on nutrition labels? hmmmm...0 -
As an American I insist that my food energy be measured in BTUs.
Alternately I could live with electron volts, just for the amusement factor. I can't eat that doughnut! It's 9E16 GeV!0 -
Kcal stands for kilocalorie, which equals 1000 calories. Those are scientific terms. the calorie that applies to food is actually a kilocalorie. So from a food standpoint, it's the same thing.
I know right?0 -
As an American I insist that my food energy be measured in BTUs.
British Thermal Units ? Shome mishtake, shurely ?0 -
Little "c" calories aren't technically food calories; we measure food in kcal or big "C" Calories, because an adult human needs a lot of energy to live and writing out all the little "c" calories we need would be a pain. If we were truly eating little "c" calories we'd need about 2,000,000 cal each day ie. 2,000 food kcal!0
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