Alcohol Calories
Estimate the calories in a drink from volume and ABV.
About Alcohol Calories
Alcohol contributes about seven calories per gram, so calories depend on the actual ethanol volume and its density. Alcohol calories are easy to ignore, yet they can rival whole meals across an evening of drinks.
Formula
Alcohol Calories
Calories = volume x ABV x 0.789 g/ml x 7 kcal/g
- 0.789
- Ethanol density in grams per milliliter
Worked example
With the default values below, Alcohol Calories returns Calories of 91. Change any input above and every figure here is recalculated in your browser.
Inputs used
- Volumeminimum 1 ml
- 330 ml
- ABVaccepts 0–100 %
- 5 %
Results
- Calories
- 91
- Alcohol
- 13.0 g
- Alcohol
- 16.5 ml
Step by step
- 1Values used
- 2Alcohol Calories
- 3Calories= 91
- 4Alcohol= 13.0 g
- 5Alcohol= 16.5 ml
Assumptions and limits
- The result is derived only from the 2 inputs listed above. Anything not among them is not part of the calculation.
- In particular, this calculator does not take inflation, tax, fees or charges or compounding frequency into account.
- Figures are rounded for display to 1 decimal place, so totals built from several rounded parts can differ slightly from the unrounded arithmetic.
How these calculators are built and tested is described on the Methodology page. If a figure looks wrong, please report it.
Frequently Asked Questions
How is Alcohol Calories calculated?
Calories = volume x ABV x 0.789 g/ml x 7 kcal/g Alcohol contributes about seven calories per gram, so calories depend on the actual ethanol volume and its density.
Why does Alcohol Calories matter?
Alcohol calories are easy to ignore, yet they can rival whole meals across an evening of drinks.
What values do I need to enter?
This calculator takes 2 inputs: Volume, ABV. The pre-filled defaults are a realistic starting point — replace them with figures from your own environment for a result you can act on.