Gigajoule (GJ) to Gigacalorie (Gcal) converter

Converting from Gigajoule (GJ) to Gigacalorie (Gcal) | Energy

What is Gigajoule (GJ)

A Gigajoule (GJ) is a unit of energy in the International System of Units (SI). It is equivalent to one billion joules, where a joule is the standard unit of energy. Gigajoules are commonly used in scientific and industrial applications to measure large amounts of energy.

What is Gigacalorie (Gcal)

A Gigacalorie (Gcal) is a unit of energy commonly used in the field of nutrition to measure the energy content of food. It is equivalent to one billion calories, where a calorie is the amount of energy needed to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius.

Conversion Formulas

To convert from Gigajoule (GJ) to Gigacalorie (Gcal) or vice versa, you can use the following formulas:

Gcal=GJ×0.2388459

GJ=Gcal×4.1868

Examples

  1. Converting 6 Gigajoules (GJ) to Gigacalories (Gcal):

6GJ=6×0.2388459=1.433075Gcal

  1. Converting 15 Gigajoules (GJ) to Gigacalories (Gcal):

15GJ=15×0.2388459=3.582688Gcal

  1. Converting 9 Gigacalories (Gcal) to Gigajoules (GJ):

9Gcal=9×4.1868=37.6812GJ

These examples demonstrate how to convert energy measurements between Gigajoules and Gigacalories using the conversion formulas provided.

Use this page as a reference for converting between Gigajoules (GJ) and Gigacalories (Gcal) in your energy calculations.

Gigajoule to Gigacalorie conversion table

GJ to Gcal conversion table

Gigajoule (GJ)Gigacalorie (Gcal)
0.01 GJ0.002388459 Gcal
0.1 GJ0.02388459 Gcal
1 GJ0.2388459 Gcal
2 GJ0.4776918 Gcal
3 GJ0.7165377 Gcal
4 GJ0.9553836 Gcal
5 GJ1.194229 Gcal
6 GJ1.433075 Gcal
7 GJ1.671921 Gcal
8 GJ1.910767 Gcal
9 GJ2.149613 Gcal
10 GJ2.388459 Gcal
10 GJ2.388459 Gcal
20 GJ4.776918 Gcal
30 GJ7.165377 Gcal
40 GJ9.553836 Gcal
50 GJ11.94229 Gcal
60 GJ14.33075 Gcal
70 GJ16.71921 Gcal
80 GJ19.10767 Gcal
90 GJ21.49613 Gcal
100 GJ23.88459 Gcal
1 000 GJ238.8459 Gcal
2 000 GJ477.6918 Gcal
3 000 GJ716.5377 Gcal
4 000 GJ955.3836 Gcal
5 000 GJ1 194.229 Gcal
6 000 GJ1 433.075 Gcal
7 000 GJ1 671.921 Gcal
8 000 GJ1 910.767 Gcal
9 000 GJ2 149.613 Gcal
10 000 GJ2 388.459 Gcal