Which should I be using in relation to cooking?
2007-10-05 19:37:49 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Food & Drink ➔ Cooking & Recipes
Both are meaurements of food energy.
In the US, Calories (actually a kilocalorie) is the common measurement.
Joules (actually kilojoles) is used in the metric system (SI Units).
1 Calorie (uppercase C) = 1000 calories (lowercase c). Nutritional labels are typically in Calories (uppercase C).
1 Calorie is approximately equal to 4.1868 kilojoules.
2007-10-05 19:48:48 · answer #1 · answered by Dave C 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Calories To Jouls
2016-11-07 04:16:38 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Calories and Joules have nothing to do with cooking. Calories is the imperial measure for energy, while joules is metric.
Approximately 4 joules = 1 calorie.
2007-10-05 23:10:13 · answer #3 · answered by Miss Sally Anne 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Calories is energy measurement for food and body energy.
Joules is energy for force or light.
2007-10-05 19:42:26 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 2⤋
1.000 cal = 4.184 J
2016-04-07 06:52:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋