Converting between kilocalories and calories is essential in physics, nutrition, electrical engineering, and heating calculations. Energy units bridge different domains: joules in physics, calories in nutrition, kilowatt-hours in electricity, and BTUs in heating.
500 kcal = 500000 cal
500 (five hundred) kilocalorie(s) is equal to 500000 (five hundred thousand) calorie(s)
What is kilocalorie?
The kilocalorie (kcal), often called a food Calorie (with capital C), equals 1,000 calories or 4,184 joules. It is the standard unit for measuring the energy content of food and beverages in nutrition.
What is calorie?
The calorie (cal) equals 4.184 joules. It was originally defined as the energy needed to raise one gram of water by one degree Celsius. Small calories are used in chemistry and physics.
How to convert kcal to cal
To convert Kilocalorie to Calorie, multiply the value by 1000.
500 kcal × 1000 = 500000 cal
Common Conversions
| kcal | cal (Calorie) | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 1 kcal | 1000 cal | 1 Kilocalorie(s) = 1000 Calorie(s) |
| 2 kcal | 2000 cal | 2 Kilocalorie(s) = 2000 Calorie(s) |
| 5 kcal | 5000 cal | 5 Kilocalorie(s) = 5000 Calorie(s) |
| 10 kcal | 10000 cal | 10 Kilocalorie(s) = 10000 Calorie(s) |
| 25 kcal | 25000 cal | 25 Kilocalorie(s) = 25000 Calorie(s) |
| 50 kcal | 50000 cal | 50 Kilocalorie(s) = 50000 Calorie(s) |
| 100 kcal | 100000 cal | 100 Kilocalorie(s) = 100000 Calorie(s) |
| 250 kcal | 250000 cal | 250 Kilocalorie(s) = 250000 Calorie(s) |
| 500 kcal | 500000 cal | 500 Kilocalorie(s) = 500000 Calorie(s) |
| 1000 kcal | 1000000 cal | 1000 Kilocalorie(s) = 1000000 Calorie(s) |
| 2500 kcal | 2500000 cal | 2500 Kilocalorie(s) = 2500000 Calorie(s) |
| 5000 kcal | 5000000 cal | 5000 Kilocalorie(s) = 5000000 Calorie(s) |
| 10000 kcal | 10000000 cal | 10000 Kilocalorie(s) = 10000000 Calorie(s) |
Convert Kilocalorie to other units
| kcal | Unit | Description |
|---|---|---|
| 500 kcal | 2092000 J | Joule |
| 500 kcal | 2092 kJ | Kilojoule |
| 500 kcal | 2.092 MJ | Megajoule |
| 500 kcal | 500000 cal | Calorie |
| 500 kcal | 581.111111 Wh | Watt-hour |
| 500 kcal | 0.581111 kWh | Kilowatt-hour |
| 500 kcal | 1982.833416 BTU | British thermal unit |