Kcal and Cal. How much Huel do I actually take?

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Hi there.

I just received my sample pack of 100g Huel and I’m a little bit confused.

The pack states that 100g = 400Kcal.
Huel site states that 114g = 456 calories.
1Kcal = 1000 calories.

So I wrote to Huel and they responded that the site’s ‘456 calories’ should actually read ‘Kcal’ and not ‘Calories’. But this brings up more questions than it answers. So I thought it might be quicker to ask the veteran Huelers here.

IF the email from Huel is to be believed, then it is now 100g pack = 400Kcal.
Based on the calorie calculator linked from the Huel site, it states that I need apprx 1.8Kcal per day to maintain my weight.

How do I actually prepare 2KCal of Huel from a 400KCal pack? Also, this would mean that a 100g pack is good for 200 servings of 2KCal each? This doesn’t add up, especially when another forummer’s post mentioned that 1 scoop (30-odd gm) of Huel is less than 200 cals.

I’m thoroughly confused now. I aim to consume 1,400 - 1,500 calories a day. So how should I be making the Huel. Also, please bear in mind that I do not have the Huel scoops since it doesn’t come with the sample pack (but I do have other scoops from previous whey protein, but I imagine the sizes would be different).

Thanks in advance!

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350g of Huel daily for that target.

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People use the term calories, but it’s actually Kcal, calories is just easier generally.

100g = 400kcal

You want 1800kcal, so need 450g of huel

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Ah, I feel quite daft now.

Thanks for the clarification!

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So basically a Calorie is equal to 1000 calories, which is also equal to 1kcal. The case of the C is extremely important.

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And what a moronic system that is. Anyone that couldn’t see that leading to confusion should have been put into a medically induced coma (I don’t believe in capital punishment, though if you want to accidentally pull the plug on them I won’t say anything).

Stick to kcal as I’ve never seen anyone refer to kCal (if anyone has they should be stoned & not in the good way).

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It’s a stupid system. To add to the confusion, kcal and kCal would also be different, as kcal means kilocalorie which is 1000 calories or 1 Calorie, whilst kCal would mean kiloCalorie which would be equal to 1000 Calories/kcals, or 1000000 calories.

1 kCal = 1000 kcal = 1000 Calories = 1000000 calories.

A kCal is very rarely used (if ever), and a calorie is mainly used in chemistry and physics. In nutrition, kilocalories (kcal) - which are the same as Calories - are used almost exclusively (along with kilojoules (kJ)).

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