How do I track this wine?

lbenenatiot

There’s a wine called Bellissima zero sugar sparkling wine. It has zero carbs, zero protein, and zero fat. So how do I track that in my macros? 🧐

mariomicro

Is it this one?

http://bellissimaprosecco.com/zero-sugar-sparkling-wine/

Serving Facts: Serving size: 5 fl oz (148ml); Servings per container: 5; Amount Per Serving: Alcohol by volume: 11.5%; Calories: 92; Carbohydrates: 0g; Fat: 0g; Protein: 0g

I think you need to add calories manually, as alcohol has 7 calories per gram. But there's something fishy here. Wine is not pure alcohol and should have some calories as carbs as well.

janejellyroll

Alcohol has calories, but not macros. Some alcoholic drinks have additional macros like carbohydrates in addition to the alcohol in them, so you'll be tracking both calories and macros when you drink those.

In this instance, I would log the calories I'm consuming. This is about 92 calories per 5 ounces so it's enough to be relevant for weight control purposes.

ritzvin

mariomicro wrote: »

Is it this one?

http://bellissimaprosecco.com/zero-sugar-sparkling-wine/

Serving Facts: Serving size: 5 fl oz (148ml); Servings per container: 5; Amount Per Serving: Alcohol by volume: 11.5%; Calories: 92; Carbohydrates: 0g; Fat: 0g; Protein: 0g

I think you need to add calories manually, as alcohol has 7 calories per gram. But there's something fishy here. Wine is not pure alcohol and should have some calories as carbs as well.

I don't know the labeling rules for calling something "wine", but maybe it's actually an artificially flavored hard seltzer made to taste like prosecco? Now I'm kind of curious to check out the link.

janejellyroll

ritzvin wrote: »

mariomicro wrote: »

Is it this one?

http://bellissimaprosecco.com/zero-sugar-sparkling-wine/

Serving Facts: Serving size: 5 fl oz (148ml); Servings per container: 5; Amount Per Serving: Alcohol by volume: 11.5%; Calories: 92; Carbohydrates: 0g; Fat: 0g; Protein: 0g

I think you need to add calories manually, as alcohol has 7 calories per gram. But there's something fishy here. Wine is not pure alcohol and should have some calories as carbs as well.

I don't know the labeling rules for calling something "wine", but maybe it's actually an artificially flavored hard seltzer made to taste like prosecco? Now I'm kind of curious to check out the link.

I don't see how it CAN be wine in the way that we typically think of it.

IronIsMyTherapy

Alcohol is 7 cals per g. You could log it against your carb or fat allowance, I prefer carbs. So:
Carbs: 92 cals/4 cals per gram of carbs = 23g carbs
Fats: 92 cals/9 cals per gram of fats = 10g fats

Having MFP Premium helps as you can just do quick add.

yirara

IronIsMyTherapy wrote: »

Alcohol is 7 cals per g. You could log it against your carb or fat allowance, I prefer carbs. So:
Carbs: 92 cals/4 cals per gram of carbs = 23g carbs
Fats: 92 cals/9 cals per gram of fats = 10g fats

Having MFP Premium helps as you can just do quick add.

first of all we'd need to establish if there's actually alcohol in this.
Secondly, there are lots of entries for fat, carbs and protein. I'm sure there's a database entry for alcohol as well. Then it's easy to add.

ccrdragon

mariomicro wrote: »

Is it this one?

http://bellissimaprosecco.com/zero-sugar-sparkling-wine/

Serving Facts: Serving size: 5 fl oz (148ml); Servings per container: 5; Amount Per Serving: Alcohol by volume: 11.5%; Calories: 92; Carbohydrates: 0g; Fat: 0g; Protein: 0g

I think you need to add calories manually, as alcohol has 7 calories per gram. But there's something fishy here. Wine is not pure alcohol and should have some calories as carbs as well.

If this is actually the one, then yes, it does have alcohol.

IronIsMyTherapy

yirara wrote: »

IronIsMyTherapy wrote: »

Alcohol is 7 cals per g. You could log it against your carb or fat allowance, I prefer carbs. So:
Carbs: 92 cals/4 cals per gram of carbs = 23g carbs
Fats: 92 cals/9 cals per gram of fats = 10g fats

Having MFP Premium helps as you can just do quick add.

first of all we'd need to establish if there's actually alcohol in this.
Secondly, there are lots of entries for fat, carbs and protein. I'm sure there's a database entry for alcohol as well. Then it's easy to add.

First, if a "sparkling wine" has 0 carbs, protein and fat yet has 92 calories, what ELSE do you think it could be???
Secondly, MFP doesn't put alcohol against carbs, protein or fat (in the absence of those in the drink) so it only takes from your calorie allowance and leaves your macro allowances unaffected. Therefore, if you hit all your macro targets, you'll be over your calories.

Frank19556

Alcohol and (Non-)Weight Gain

Alcohol contains calories. Yet drinking in moderation doesn’t lead to weight gain. Indeed, some studies find a small weight loss among women who drink.

The medical evidence of this is strong. A large number of studies of thousands of people report this. It’s important that many of the studies are very large.

It’s not clear why moderate alcohol drinking doesn’t increase weight. Some researchers report that the body may not use alcohol efficiently. Alcohol also appears to increase metabolic rate significantly. Then the body burns more calories. Other research finds that sugar consumption drops as alcohol drinking goes up. Discover more at Alcohol, Calories and Weight: Surprising Facts."

Maybe try not logging it and see how it plays out?