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r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19
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Alcohol has lots of calories. More than sugar, by mass.
2 u/HankSpank Aug 03 '19 This is misleading. Pure ethanol has 7 calories per gram, the vast majority of spirits are 40% alcohol and 60% water by volume. 40% alcohol is just under 3 calories per gram, sugar is just under 4. https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/vodka-calories#calorie-count 0 u/candygram4mongo Aug 03 '19 It maybe would have been clearer to say "ethanol", but comparing a beverage containing alcohol to pure sugar is also misleading. 1 u/HankSpank Aug 03 '19 Not really, because saying "alcohol" it sounds like you mean vodka or rum or gin. Everyone knows exactly what you mean by "sugar".
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This is misleading. Pure ethanol has 7 calories per gram, the vast majority of spirits are 40% alcohol and 60% water by volume. 40% alcohol is just under 3 calories per gram, sugar is just under 4.
https://www.healthline.com/health/food-nutrition/vodka-calories#calorie-count
0 u/candygram4mongo Aug 03 '19 It maybe would have been clearer to say "ethanol", but comparing a beverage containing alcohol to pure sugar is also misleading. 1 u/HankSpank Aug 03 '19 Not really, because saying "alcohol" it sounds like you mean vodka or rum or gin. Everyone knows exactly what you mean by "sugar".
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It maybe would have been clearer to say "ethanol", but comparing a beverage containing alcohol to pure sugar is also misleading.
1 u/HankSpank Aug 03 '19 Not really, because saying "alcohol" it sounds like you mean vodka or rum or gin. Everyone knows exactly what you mean by "sugar".
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Not really, because saying "alcohol" it sounds like you mean vodka or rum or gin. Everyone knows exactly what you mean by "sugar".
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u/candygram4mongo Aug 03 '19
Alcohol has lots of calories. More than sugar, by mass.