In the article below you will find out, among others:
- How much calories does alcohol have?
- How much calories do drinks have?
- Which alcohol has the least calories?
- Which alcohol has the most calories?
1 g pure ethyl alcohol it 7 kcal. That’s more than 1 g of carbohydrate and proteins with 4 kcal each, but less than fat with 1 kcal of 9 g. Either way, it’s a lot as pure alcohol does not bring into the body nutrients. But the caloric content of drinks does not depend only on the amount of ethanol they contain. Often, alcohols also include other ingredients, such as malt, sugar, juices, syrups, egg yolks, cocoa, etc. In addition, we also mix alcohols with other additives when preparing colorful drinks. So what does the caloric content of all this look like?
Let’s focus on first bottled alcohols and their standard portions:
1 glass of pure vodka (50 ml) – 110 kcal
1 glass of dry wine (150 ml) – 100 kcal
1 glass of sweet wine (150 ml) – 142 kcal
1 large light beer (500 ml) – 245 kcal
1 glass of eggnog (50 ml) – 140 kcal
1 glass of whiskey (50 ml) – 110 kcal
1 glass of rum (50 ml) – 116 kcal
1 glass of dry vermouth (150 ml) – 156 kcal
1 glass of sweet vermouth (150 kcal) – 228 kcal
1 glass of champagne (150 ml) – 115 kcal
1 glass of Baileys liqueur (50 ml) – 175 kcal
1 glass of Malibu (50 ml) – 95 kcal
At first glance, not much, but how many times have we managed to stop at one serving? And they come to this snacksthat usually accompany alcohol consumption. Moreover, women usually (but of course not always) prefer to consume strong alcohol in the form of drinks. So there are still more to the calorific value juices, syrups, sugar or fruit.
So let’s take it apart popular drinks and let’s see how many calories there are in them.
Cosmopolitan:
– 40 ml of lemon vodka – 90 kcal
– 15 ml Triple Sec (or Cointreau – orange liqueur) – about 40 kcal
– 15 ml of lemon juice – about 5 kcal
– 30 ml of cranberry juice – 12 kcal
Drink ma ok. 147 kcalDo not believe, then, that the heroines of “Sex and the City” drank it without moderation, and if so, they must have had to exercise a lot to keep their figure.
Pinacolada:
– 30 ml of white rum – 70 kcal
– 30 ml of coconut milk – 60 kcal
– 90 ml of pineapple juice – 50 kcal
Total approx. 180 kcal, but we can meet with other versions of drinks with cream or more milk, which will slightly change the calorific value of the drink.
Mojito:
– 50 ml of white rum (116 kcal)
– 3 teaspoons of sugar (15 g – 60 kcal)
– half a lime (15 kcal)
– mint (0 kcal)
– sparkling water (0 kcal)
– crushed ice (0 kcal)
So it does ok. 190 kcal If we keep the above proportions, but there can be more rum in a drink, then of course the calorific value will be higher.
Free Cuba:
– 60 ml of white rum (138 kcal)
– Coke to refill the glass (about 150 ml, because there are usually ice cubes in the glass – 63 kcal)
Ten drink ma ok. 201 kcalunless we use light cola, which has practically no calories, then the drink has about 140 kcal, which is slightly less.
Long Island Ice Tea:
— 15 ml tequili – ok. 33 kcal
– 15 ml of vodka – about 33 kcal
– 15 ml of white rum – approx. 35 kcal
— 15 ml gin – ok. 33 calories
— 15 ml Triple Sec – ok. 40 kcal
– 25 ml of lemon juice – about 10 kcal
– 30 ml of sugar syrup – about 80 kcal
– Coke to refill the glass (approx. 50 ml) – 20 kcal
The most caloric drink from the presented ones – it has ok. 285 kcal. By the way, it is the strongest drink, having a total of 5 different alcohols, so consuming it in large amounts is not recommended.
Whether you are on a diet or not, drink it alcohol in moderationbecause its consumption in too large amounts is bad for health and it certainly does not help with weight loss. However, New Year’s Eve is a special day of the year, so having a drink or two shouldn’t be a cause of remorse : )