First, let’s see what is in wine.
As we can see, besides water, the highest content of wine is alcohol. Of the many types of wine, wine is generally considered to have a lower calorie content. How many calories does wine contain?
Note: 5 ounces = 150 ml
Alcohol and residual sugar are the main components of wine that are metabolized in the body and produce calories. Each gram of alcohol (ethanol) produces no more than 7 calories in the body during the metabolism and breakdown process. The metabolism of residual sugars in wine will produce approximately
3.87 calories per gram.
Wine calorie calculation formula.
1. Calculate the weight of alcohol consumed: alcohol x volume of wine consumed x weight of alcohol per unit volume (0.79g per ml of alcohol)
2. Calculate the amount of calories brought by the alcohol: weight of alcohol consumed x amount of calories generated per unit weight of alcohol (7 calories per gram of alcohol)
3. Calculate the amount of heat from residual sugar in the wine: weight of residual sugar in the wine x the amount of heat generated per unit weight of sugar (3.87 calories per gram of sugar)
From this, we can understand that the higher the alcohol content, the higher the calorie content. Fortified sweet wines contain more calories. Why?
Because generally speaking, one gram of alcohol contains 7 calories, while sugar contains 4 calories. Therefore, wines with higher alcohol content contain more calories than those with lower alcohol content. In addition, there is little difference in the amount of calories between red and white wines.
Although wine is high in calories, it does not cause obesity
Although alcohol is high in calories, they are “useless calories” and do not directly contribute to obesity.
The body does not digest alcohol in the same way as it digests food. In short, our body prioritizes the elimination of energy from alcohol because the body can store large amounts of nutrients, proteins, carbohydrates and fats, but not alcohol.
Therefore, when we have alcohol in our body, our body should first consume the energy of alcohol and other processes such as fat burning will be temporarily stopped.
Conclusion 1: Moderate consumption is better than sugary drinks
Conclusion 2: Dry wine has fewer calories than sweet wine
Daily caloric intake for adult women: 1800-1900 Daily caloric intake for adult men: 1980-2340
So, compared to carbonated beverages, sweet drinks, sweet wines, etc., a moderate amount of dry wine only accounts for about 17% of calories, which is really not much!
So, would you give up the fun of drinking just for a few dozen cards?
