Mystery Calories

mlnick69
mlnick69 Posts: 84
in Food and Nutrition
I figured I'd give Labatt 52 Ultra-lite a try. (beer) On the label is says per 12 ounces ( and they are 12 ounce bottles) . 52 calories, 1.9 grams carbs, 0 fat, 0 protein. What am I missing here?

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  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    Alcohol?
  • ArtemisRuns
    ArtemisRuns Posts: 251 Member
    I was going to suggest alcohol. At 52 calories, would you even taste it and would it even matter if you were drinking beer? I would prefer just have a real beer and get it over with.
  • 2boned
    2boned Posts: 44
    Alcohol?


    Lol, Brilliant!
  • hararayne
    hararayne Posts: 261 Member
    Alcohol is different from the other Macros. It has a count of about 7 calories per gram.

    Fat: 1 gram = 9 calories
    Protein: 1 gram = 4 calories
    Carbohydrates: 1 gram = 4 calories
    Alcohol: 1 gram = 7 calories
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    Yes, alcohol is its own macro nutrient. it is neither a carb, protein nor a fat.

    That said, metabolically it acts closer to a carb than the other two.
  • mlnick69
    mlnick69 Posts: 84
    oh I see. Not much of a drinker, I didn't know alcohol had its own calories. I always thought calories came from just the 3 macro nutrients. Thanks for clearing that up.
  • gmallan
    gmallan Posts: 2,099 Member
    oh I see. Not much of a drinker, I didn't know alcohol had its own calories. I always thought calories came from just the 3 macro nutrients. Thanks for clearing that up.

    Yep alcohol, the magical fourth macro :)
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    i am supremely annoyed that this magic 4th macro isn't being charted in my diary.
  • hararayne
    hararayne Posts: 261 Member
    i am supremely annoyed that this magic 4th macro isn't being charted in my diary.


    lulz
  • caly_man
    caly_man Posts: 281 Member
    alcohol is not considered a macro because you can survive without it
  • brower47
    brower47 Posts: 16,356 Member
    alcohol is not considered a macro because you can survive without it

    Macro isn't synonymous with life essential. It just means the classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the largest quantities, which provide bulk energy.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    alcohol is not considered a macro because you can survive without it

    Macro isn't synonymous with life essential. It just means the classes of chemical compounds humans consume in the largest quantities, which provide bulk energy.

    I'm not entirely sure i COULD survive without it.
  • ddoeren84
    ddoeren84 Posts: 30
    alcohol is not considered a macro because you can survive without it

    You can but I wouldn't recommend going without it completely.
  • PapaverSomniferum
    PapaverSomniferum Posts: 2,670 Member
    alcohol is not considered a macro because you can survive without it

    You can but I wouldn't recommend going without it completely.

    and even if i could survive without it,

    i cannot guarantee the lives of the people around me

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