Calories in White Wine

With people becoming increasingly health conscious, it's important to know the amount of calories in white wine.

There are many types of white wine.

The term "white wine" is a pretty blanket statement because, of course, not all white wines are the same and therefore, don't have the same amount of calories. With so many different varietals, it's important for those watching their caloric intake to know exactly how many calories are in the glass of white wine they are drinking. Of course, caloric intake isn't the only factor you should consider when imbibing on your favorite glass of white wine. You also need to consider carbohydrates if you're aiming for a well balanced diet.

The following table gives you the amount of calories in white wine, well as, the carb content of a five-ounce glass of white wine.

Most people who are counting calories or those who are trying to lose weight or maintain a healthy diet think that a calorie is a calorie plain and simple. While this is basically true when it comes to food calories, alcohol calories are different because your body converts and burns alcohol calories differently than other food and drink. Without getting too far into the science of it, here's the breakdown of how your body burns alcohol calories.

When you drink any type of alcohol, your body converts the majority of it into acetate, not fat. As a matter of fact, according to a study done by the American Journal of Clinical Nutrition, only less than five percent of the alcohol you consume is converted into fat. The remaining 95 percent is converted to acetate by the liver. Why is acetate so important? For the simple fact that the body will use the sudden influx of acetate and burn that as opposed to burning fat.

The same study done by The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition also discovered that the effect of the alcohol to acetate conversion is that it slows fat metabolism in the entire body by nearly 73 percent. This slow down is due to the fact that once the liver converts the alcohol into acetate, it is released into the body's bloodstream. Once it is released into the bloodstream, the body burns off the acetate because it's so readily available, instead of fat. The body naturally uses the first and easiest energy source, which is acetate when you are drinking.

You might just want to rethink your decision if you want to know the calories in white wine because you don't want to get the dreaded "beer belly". Both contain roughly the same amount of calories and close to the same amount of carbs. According to the study done in the The American Journal of Clinical Nutrition it doesn't really matter what type of alcohol you drink, whether it's white wine, a mixed drink or beer. What really matters is the amount of alcohol you drink. The more alcohol you consume, the more acetate and less fat your body burns.

Even though it is definitely important to watch your calories when trying to maintain a healthy diet, there are other factors at work when drinking alcohol, including white wine. Just as with anything else, and maybe even more so when it comes to alcohol, moderation is the key.

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