Cal to syn

[Stuart]

I know there are various posts about these but I've seen some that say 20 call is 1 syn but others say 20kcal is 1 syn. Also been looking at conversion from cal to kcal and seems to be 2 different types of calorie but guessing that in food terms 20 cal is the same as 20kcal

 

[swlaurenb]

When people say calories in the food context, they mean kcal. So while they're not technically the same thing, you can safely assume they are.

 

[FloralFlower85]

So its 20Kcal = 1 syn??

 

[swlaurenb]

For food that has no free allowance, yes. So will work for treat stuff like chocolate, biscuits, crisps, etc. If it has any free food component, it's more complicated though.

 

[FloralFlower85]

Ahh ok I see!!