Why do European nutrition labels include both KJ and Kcal info? Is one more useful in some situations?

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Why do European nutrition labels include both KJ and Kcal info? Is one more useful in some situations?

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kilojoules is the metric measurement; it’s what you’re supposed to use.

kilocalories is what people *actually* use in daily life.

Similarly with expressing the power of a car’s engine: you will see both metric (kW) and traditional (horsepower).