Calories (mean)
A mean calorie is a unit of energy that was historically used to quantify the amount of energy required to raise the temperature of one gram of water by one degree Celsius, approximately equal to 4.184 joules.
Btu (I.T.)
The British thermal unit (International Table), Btu (IT), is about 1,055 joules, roughly the energy needed to warm one pound of water by one degree Fahrenheit. In the United States air conditioners and furnaces are rated in Btu per hour.