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kcal is 1000 calories.
by rhapsodic 8y ago
kcal is 1000 calories.
- mhluongo 8y agoYep. When people say calories in nutrition, they usually mean "kcal".
- pmccarren 8y agoKinda like Mb != MB, cal != Cal, cal != kcal
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- sleavey 8y agoYes, but the body needs 2000-2500 kcal per day, not cal.
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- Tharkun 8y agoFor all intents and purposes, when someone says cal they mean kcal. A single actual cal is so ridiculously small it might as well be irrelevant.
- kaslai 8y agoYep. 2000 calories is 2.32 watt hours. 2000 Calories (kcal) is 2.32 kWh. That alone should be enough to clarify the difference, especially if you've ever manually turned a dynamo. Even after energy losses, a person can push a few watt hours into a battery with a hand crank in 10-15 minutes, drastically exceeding the energy output of 2000 calories.