Kilocalorie (International Table)

Scope and distinctions

Explicit calorie convention. Thermochemical and International Table calories differ; unqualified calorie requires a definition choice.

Available operations

UUCE executable Preview · Use cx:kcal_IT with a compatible unit and a pinned snapshot.

No legacy converter is linked for this definition.

Verification scope

UUCE conversion capability

units.convert version 0.1.1 · VERIFIED

Production binding at publication

CURRENT

The definition lifecycle describes this registry entry. CVP status describes the conversion capability and the cases and rejection partitions in its Manifest. CVP Manifest · Public replay cases

Candidate is a registry lifecycle state. It is not a completed review or CVP verification.

Definition sources

• NIST — NIST Guide to the SI, Appendix B.8

  SP 811 online conversion table accessed 2026-10-28

  Appendix B.8: Kilocalorie (International Table); exact relation distinguished from rounded tabular display

  Source checked: 2026-10-29

  Exact definition is distinguished from rounded table entries; no media copied.