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calories

06-03-2015 12:36PM

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dazza480

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which one is calories (kj or kcal)

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#2 06-03-2015 12:45PM

exgp

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Google whatiskcal?-RapidTables.com
Kj is kilojoules.

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#3 06-03-2015 06:00PM

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One kcal (kilocarolie) is what we call a calorie in day to day stuff. (It's actually 1000 calories...)

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#4 07-03-2015 10:17AM

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Nonoperational wrote: »

One kcal (kilocarolie) is what we call a calorie in day to day stuff. (It's actually 1000 calories...)

1kcal = 1 kilocalorie =1 Calorie the capital C indicates that it's a kilocalorie. That's what I was taught anyway!

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