Calories to Joules - Energy/Work Converter

Convert between the many work/energy units available using this energy/work converter. A common energy conversion that has use in many applications is the calories to joules conversion. This energy/work converter will convert calories to joules instantly.

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As to avoid any confusion, let us go ahead and define the difference between work and energy. Energy is commonly defined as the ability to do some work. Whereas, work is the amount of force required to move some object multiplied by whatever distance it is moved (or work = force x distance).

Energy is has many forms, and with these forms there are different ways to measure the forms. One way energy is measured is in units of joules. What is a joule? A joule is the amount of energy required to move an object weighing one newton a distance of one meter. Energy can also be measured in calories. A calorie is the amount of energy required to increase one gram of water by one degree Celsius. This is not to be confused with the food calorie which is actually one kilocalorie. The conversion between calories to joules can be obtained instantly with the energy/work converter above or with the calories to joules conversion factors below.
For quick reference, the calories to joules conversion is 1 calorie is equal to 4.18 joules or 1 cal = 4.18 joules.