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Convert calorie to foot-pound

Here you can quickly calculate how many foot-pound fit in one calorie.

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  • 1 cal = 3.08596 ft×lb
  • 1 ft×lb = 0.324048 cal

Calorie to foot-pound conversion table

calorie foot-pound
1 3.08596
2 6.17192
5 15.4298
10 30.8596
20 61.719201
50 154.298002
100 308.596003

Calorie to foot-pound formula

To convert calorie to foot-pound, multiply by 3.08596.

1 cal = 3.08596 ft×lb
Example: 1 calorie = 3.08596 foot-pound

Common energy conversion mistakes

  • Food 'calories' are actually kilocalories: 1 kcal = 1,000 cal. A '500-calorie' meal therefore contains 500 kcal, half a million small calories. Labels write the same thing as 'kcal' or as 'Cal' with a capital C.

Quick calorie and foot-pound conversion quiz

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55 foot-pound equals 20.5 calorie.

Correct answer: 55 foot-pound = 17.8 calorie.

170 calorie equals 446 foot-pound.

Correct answer: 170 calorie = 525 foot-pound.

24.9 foot-pound equals 8.88 calorie.

Correct answer: 24.9 foot-pound = 8.07 calorie.

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