Calories in a Drink
Alcohol carries 7 kcal a gram — above carbohydrate and protein at 4, below fat at 9. A 350 mL bottle of 17% spirit holds about 47 g of alcohol and 330 kcal. Food alongside it is not included.
Your numbers
Calories from drink
329kcal
Pure alcohol (g)
46.9g
Minutes to burn
38min
Formula
Calories from drink = Volume (mL) × ABV (%) ÷ 100 × 0.789 × 7
Alcohol calories are not stored; they get burned first, which pushes fat oxidation to the back of the queue. That is why the effect on weight is often worse than the calorie count suggests.
What to enter
| Input | Default | Accepted range |
|---|---|---|
| Volume (mL) (mL)How much drink went down; with the strength it gives pure alcohol. | 350 | 0 and up |
| ABV (%) (%)The share of the drink that is alcohol, by volume. | 17 | 0 ~ 96 |
| Weight (kg) (kg)The second weight you are comparing against. | 70 | 1 and up |
Step by step
Quick reference table
Results when only Volume (mL) (mL) changes and everything else stays put.
| Volume (mL) (mL) | Calories from drink (kcal) | Pure alcohol (g) (g) | Minutes to burn (min) |
|---|---|---|---|
| 175 | 164 | 23.5 | 19 |
| 263 | 247 | 35.3 | 29 |
| 350 | 329 | 46.9 | 38 |
| 525 | 493 | 70.4 | 57 |
| 700 | 657 | 93.9 | 77 |
What each result means
| Result | At default values |
|---|---|
| Calories from drink (kcal)Energy from the alcohol itself, at 7 kcal a gram. | 329 |
| Pure alcohol (g) (g)The weight of alcohol you drank — volume times 0.789. | 46.9 |
| Minutes to burn (min)How long it takes to burn that off with exercise. | 38 |
Common mistakes
Alcohol calories are not stored; they get burned first, which pushes fat oxidation to the back of the queue. That is why the effect on weight is often worse than the calorie count suggests.
Glossary
- Volume (mL)
- How much drink went down; with the strength it gives pure alcohol.
- ABV (%)
- The share of the drink that is alcohol, by volume.
- Weight (kg)
- The second weight you are comparing against.
- Calories from drink
- Energy from the alcohol itself, at 7 kcal a gram.
- Pure alcohol (g)
- The weight of alcohol you drank — volume times 0.789.
- Minutes to burn
- How long it takes to burn that off with exercise.
Frequently asked questions
Q. How is Calories in a Drink calculated?
Calories from drink = Volume (mL) × ABV (%) ÷ 100 × 0.789 × 7 — Alcohol carries 7 kcal a gram — above carbohydrate and protein at 4, below fat at 9. A 350 mL bottle of 17% spirit holds about 47 g of alcohol and 330 kcal. Food alongside it is not included.
Q. Can you walk through an example?
With Volume (mL) 350mL, ABV (%) 17%, Weight (kg) 70kg, the answer is Calories from drink 329kcal.
Q. What do I need to enter?
Enter Volume (mL), ABV (%), Weight (kg). The result recalculates as you type, and an empty box counts as zero.
Q. How much does the answer move if I change a number?
Changing only Volume (mL) (mL) moves the answer to Volume (mL) (mL) 175 → Calories from drink (kcal) 164 and Volume (mL) (mL) 700 → Calories from drink (kcal) 657. The table below lays out five steps.
Q. How are the numbers rounded?
Money is shown to the nearest whole unit, percentages to one decimal place and everything else to two. What you see is rounded; the calculation itself carries the unrounded value forward.
Q. Anything to watch out for?
Alcohol calories are not stored; they get burned first, which pushes fat oxidation to the back of the queue. That is why the effect on weight is often worse than the calorie count suggests.
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