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Table 1 Alcohol content for the most common alcoholic drinks

From: Alcohol during pregnancy and lactation: recommendations versus real intake

Consumption

Portion of 1 consumption (g/glass)

Alcohol by volume

(%)

Alcohol content (g/consumption)

Low-alcohol beer

250

0-4

0-10

Alcopops

275

5-8

13.75-22

Beer

250

330

4-12

(most often 4-6)

10-30

13.2-39.6

Wine

125

9-18

(most often 12.5-14.5)

11.25-22.5

Champagne

100

10-13

10-13

Liquor

35

15-55

5.25-19.25

Spirits (e.g. whisky, gin, vodka)

35

50

20-95

(usually around 40)

7-33.25

10-47.5

  1. Based on information obtained from Nubel Food composition table and Oxford Handbook of Nutrition and Dietetics [36]