Tag: Australian nutrition

Since 1988, Australia has legally required the use of kilojoules (kJ) for measuring energy on packaged food labels, with one calorie being equivalent to 4.184 kJ. While the two units measure the same thing, understanding this conversion is essential for tracking dietary intake accurately, especially for those more familiar with the calorie system.

In Australia, kilojoules (kJ) have been the official metric unit for measuring food energy since 1988, replacing the older Imperial system's calories. This transition, however, still causes confusion, as many people and international products continue to reference calories.