The table below lists amount of carbohydrates in alcoholic drinks along with their calorie content per average serving.
Carbohydrates are not the main source of energy in alcoholic drinks. Alcohol is dense in energy and contains 7 calories per gram, compare it to fat at 9 calories per gram and its easy to see how a few glasses of strong beer or wine can add excess calories to any diet!
Carbohydrates in Alcohol Table
| Alcoholic Drink | Size | Carbs | Calories |
| Beer average | half Liter | 12 g | 167 |
| Lager average | half Liter | 7.5 g | 145 |
| Cider average | half Liter | 13 g | 181 |
| Whisky | 15ml | trace | 33 |
| Gin | 15ml | trace | 33 |
| Brandy | 15ml | trace | 33 |
| Rum | 15ml | trace | 33 |
| Wine red | 100ml | 0.5 | 70 |
| Wine white dry | 100ml | 1 | 65 |
| Wine white medium | 100ml | 3.5 | 70 |
| Wine white sweet | 100ml | 6 | 90 |
| Wine white sparkling | 100ml | 1.5 | 74 |
| Rose | 100ml | 2.4 | 62 |
| Champagne | 100ml | 3.7 | 126 |
| Pernod | 100ml | 4.3 | 140 |
| Tia Maria | 100ml | 3 | 155 |
| Southern Comfort | 100ml | 4 | 184 |
| Drambuie | 100ml | 3 | 184 |
| Sherry dry | 100ml | 1.5 | 110 |
| Sherry medium | 100ml | 3.5 | 112 |
| Sherry sweet | 100ml | 7 | 130 |
| Port | 100ml | 12 | 160 |
| Martini | 100ml | 4 | 175 |
| Baileys Cream | 1 glass | 5 | 120 |
| Bicardi | 1 glass | 3 | 118 |
Values for alcohol carbohydrates are estimates and may vary between different products and glass size.
Many people now measure the carbohydrate content of foods using accurate nutri-scales.
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