Red wine — dry: how many calories?

Where do the calories come from?

• Protein 4%
• Carbs 96%
• Fat 0%

The shares are calculated from the calorie value of the macros: protein and carbohydrate are 4 calories per gram, fat is 9. Fibre is counted inside the carbohydrate and there is no alcohol in this list, which is why the three shares always add up to one hundred percent.

What do these numbers mean on the plate?

Red wine — dry carries 0.8 calories per gram: 100 calories come to 118 grams. This is the typical range of cooked home food — as the portion grows the calories grow with it, and both move at the same pace.

A typical portion is 150 g. Because tables are written per 100 grams, counting the portion as 100 grams too is a common mistake; for Red wine — dry that means understating the calories by 33%.

In calories, one portion (150 g · 128 kcal) comes to: 154 g Bulgur pilaf — cooked. Bulgur pilaf — cooked page

One portion every day adds up to 46,538 calories a year — roughly a 6.0 kg difference. This is a linear estimate and an upper bound: as weight changes, daily needs change with it. Build your own timeline

Calories in a drink go down without chewing, so they turn into little sense of fullness; the same calories from solid food would have covered part of a meal.

Household measure equivalents

Cup and spoon equivalents come from the food's bulk density, not from volume: a cup holds 200 millilitres, not 200 grams. Packing and how finely something is chopped move these numbers by 10-20%. Convert your own measure

How much of the daily reference intake?

The reference values are the figures EU Regulation 1169/2011 gives for an average adult — the %RI column on labels rests on the same numbers. They are not a personal target; the fibre row is not in the regulation, the 25 grams there is EFSA's adequate intake for adults. Work out your own calorie needs

Where does it sit within its group?

It is number 13 of the 13 foods in the Drinks group by calories per 100 grams. The group averages 32 kcal; Red wine — dry is 166% above that average.

Lighter options at the same 150 grams

The “good swap” mark only appears when an option lowers the calories without also lowering protein and fibre per 100 calories. Unmarked rows save calories but give up nutrient density. Try it with your own portion

How long does it take to burn one portion (150 g)?

• Walking — brisk (5.6 km/h)32 min
• Running — 8 km/h (7:30 min/km)14 min
• Cycling — 16-19 km/h18 min

The times are for someone weighing 70 kilos and use NET burn: the resting calories that would have been spent anyway over the same period are subtracted. The heavier the person, the shorter the time. Calculate with your own weight

Foods with similar calories

• Bulgur pilaf — cooked100 g · 83 kcal
• Potato — boiled100 g · 87 kcal
• Curd cheese100 g · 81 kcal
• Banana100 g · 89 kcal
• Tofu100 g · 76 kcal
• Shrimp — cooked100 g · 99 kcal

Which claims could its label carry?

EU Regulation 1924/2006 ties every label claim to a numeric threshold. Red wine — dry meets 1 of them:

• Fat-free100 ml → 0.0 g fat · threshold: at most 0.5 g

The values here are averages; on a real label the thresholds are applied to the product's OWN analysis. The list estimates which claim could be printed and guarantees none of them. For drinks, the calorie and fat thresholds run per 100 millilitres and are lower. Interpret your own label