What the heck is a kcal?

[AlienBandit 10]

So when ever I look at the nutritional info on a box in Korea everything is in k calories. What are k calories and whats the difference between them and regular cal?

I swear my treadmill in Canada would measure how many calories I burn in calories and k calories ( for every 1 k cal it was 3 calories) so does the same apply for food?

If so then wow food in Korea is fattening!

If not then why is there a difference between kcal and calories is your working out but not in food?

[smitten kitten 0]

I still haven't figured that one yet, so hopefully someone else has more input. When I moved here I actually thought it might stand for Korean Calorie, which had me even more perplexed

Can you read Korean food labels? I can't, so I use this page Website - Korean food nutritional information

I always try to remember that "fat" (지방 ) is the hangul that looks like it starts with an upside down Y - lol

Personally, I think Korean processed food (snacks) are loaded with fat - much more than back home, but that's because there isn't that large of an obese population here. In the states there is diet food and low cal this or low fat that everywhere! Korean people seem to eat the Snacks in moderation, so they can afford to have a fattening treat every now and then. More power to 'em, but I miss the variety from back home. In fact, I think I'd kill for a Lean Cuisine pizza right now :thumbup:

[BobbieND 3]

what we normally refer to as a "calorie" is technically a Kilocalorie or Kcal. Stretching way back to my Chem 101 days, 1 Kcal = 1000 calories (little "c") So, if we say we burned 65 Calories in the normal vernacular, we really mean we burned 65 Kcal or 65,000 calories (little c). Incidentally, 1 pound = 3500 Kcal or 3,500,000 calories.

Hope this helps

[Spartan 4]

Kcal is a TV Station here in los Angeles... lol!