Recently got some burritos from a food bank and while looking for cooking directions I found this nutrition chart. Never seen a food product use anything other than calories for energy, thought it was interesting.

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I think that’s common in Europe, or maybe they list it along with kcal

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I looked it up and where I live (in Europe) it’s shown as x kJ/ x kcal. I don’t think I have seen only kJ.

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Pretty common in my country (New Zealand). If you want calories (technically, kilocalories), divide by 4.4.

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wait, wasn’t it ~4.2?

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I checked, and it looks like your answer is closer than mine.

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To be fair, when dealing with quick mental math I just switch to using calories. And on my phone I have a calorie button

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I was always confused by how kcal and Calories are the same in the US, but apparently it’s the capital C that is the difference. Surely some marketing ploy from the past that stuck.

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Pretty common in the Netherlands, often both kCal and kJ are printed on the product label

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I was entirely unaware how common and mundane this is basically everywhere outside the United States. This is the first food item I’ve seen ever list kJ here, which is why I found it interesting, but I guess it’s quite standard elsewhere!

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Common all over the world.

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