why do products refer to Kcals when we used to just say cals?

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why do products refer to Kcals when we used to just say cals?

2007-01-12 00:28:26 · 4 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Non-Alcoholic Drinks

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If you write Calories with a capital 'C' it means kilo calories, and calories with a small 'c' means the much smaller calorie measurement that is so small it's only useful to scientists

2007-01-12 00:56:01 · answer #1 · answered by Andy 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋

A KCal is a Kilo Cal, or 1000 Cals

2007-01-12 08:32:46 · answer #2 · answered by PhoenixRights 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋

Technically the amount of energy in food is kiloCalories, hence kCal. It's just generally understood that when you say calories in reference to food/diet, you mean kCal.

2007-01-12 08:32:30 · answer #3 · answered by k² 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋

it's kilocalories

2007-01-13 13:47:27 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋