Friday 6 January 2012

calories in alcohol


How many calories are in an alcoholic drink?

With a pint of bitter the same as a medium slice of pizza, and a standard size ‘ready to drink’ bottle (‘alcopop’) the same as 100g of cookies, the calories in alcohol soon add up…
Gin or vodka and tonic =126
Dark rum and coke =142
Medium glass of white wine (175ml) =130
Medium glass of red wine (175ml) =120
Bottle of wine (white) =555
Bottle of wine (red) =510
5% Lager (pint) =240-50
Cider (pint) =180-250
Stout (pint) =210
Bitter/Ale =180-230
Liqueur (50ml) =100 -170
Brandy (50ml) =110
Whiskey (25ml) =55
Mixed drink (Ready to drink) (275ml bottle) =160-228 

source: drinkaware.co.uk

Keep an eye on how much you’re drinking – and the calories you’re taking in – with our unit calculator and the MyDrinkaware tool.

calories in an egg

How many calories in an egg?

A typical medium egg is 55 grams (55g) in weight.
A medium egg boiled or poached will contain about 75 kcal (kilocalories)

75 kcal - calories in an egg.

However if you fry or scramble and add butter / fat this will push each egg up to and over 102 kcal


calories in apple

How many calories in apple?


A typical apple weighs 150 grams.
The calories in apple are 71 kcal per apple.

Apples are approx 80% water and 20% air.

calories in a banana

How many calories are in a banana?

Fresh ripe, raw banana is typically 125 grams.
75% of the banana is water.

Per banana (average 125g)
Calories in 1 banana are: 119 kcal (kilocalorie) or 497896 joules.