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Alcohol

Alcohol, or ethanol, is the intoxicating compound in beer, wine and spirits. It forms when yeast ferments sugar.

Also listed as Ethanol, Drinking, Beer, Gin

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How much ethanol is in a drink?

DGE gives about 14 g ethanol for 150 mL wine at 12% alcohol and 20 g for 500 mL beer at 5%. Ethanol supplies 7 kcal/g, so serving size and strength both matter. 1

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