this post was submitted on 03 Nov 2025
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[–] The_Decryptor@aussie.zone 2 points 2 days ago (1 children)

From the Wikipedia link above

In the United States and Canada, in a nutritional context, the "large" unit is used almost exclusively.

In the European Union, on nutrition facts labels, energy is expressed in both kilojoules and kilocalories, abbreviated as "kJ" and "kcal" respectively.

So yeah, it's confusing if you're not American.

[–] Zorcron@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Fair point, I suppose non-Americans could be confused. But given the context, I still think this instance was very clear, and therefore the correction needlessly pedantic.

[–] OldChicoAle@lemmy.world 1 points 2 days ago

I knew I'd find this discussion in here. 🍿