In the United States and Canada, in a nutritional context, the “large” unit is used almost exclusively.
In the European Union, on nutrition facts labels, energy is expressed in both kilojoules and kilocalories, abbreviated as “kJ” and “kcal” respectively.
Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.
As someone trying to gain weight, I’d love me some 2500 calorie potato chips
Kcal… 2,500,000 calories
So 2500 Calories. 1 Calorie = 1kcal = 1000 calories. Follows the rule of anything but metric.
Why is this downvoted? 1kcal = 1000 cal. So 2500kcal = 2500 * 1000 cal.
It is, which is only 2,500 Calories (like, the ones on food)
It’s a crappy system where kcal and Calories are the same thing even though they sound like they are off by a factor of 1000
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Calorie?wprov=sfla1
This is why I strong dislike it when anyone from Australia, or another metric country, ever mentions calories.
My brother in weight tracking, kJ is right there on the packet.
It hurts.
Yes, 2500 Calories with a capital C. 2500 Calories = 2 500 000 calories. So the correction is valid, but for some reason being downvoted.
Actually, Frankenstein was the monster.
Probably because it’s unnecessary and pedantic. No one is confused when someone is technically incorrect and types “calories” when talking about food.
From the Wikipedia link above
So yeah, it’s confusing if you’re not American.
Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.
I knew I’d find this discussion in here. 🍿