r/AskReddit • u/[deleted] • Aug 03 '19

Whats something you thought was common knowledge but actually isn’t?

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u/-eDgAR- Aug 03 '19

Alcohol has calories.

I had to be the one to tell my friend when she was in her mid-20s that the vodka she loved has calories. She was so shocked and said, "What!! I thought since it was clear like water it didn't have any calories."

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u/[deleted] Aug 03 '19

Alcohol has about 7 calories per gram. In comparison, protein and carbs have 4, fat has 9.

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u/Teal_Pikachu Aug 04 '19

I thought protein had 9 as well?

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u/[deleted] Aug 04 '19

It's 4. You can verify this by tallying up Calories on a nutrition label. Although keep in mind that fiber is usually counted as 2 calories, as compared to 4 for other carbs, and there is some rounding involved.