Why is there no nutritional labeling on beer, wine, and liquor?

Question

Don't people deserve to know the caloric content etc. of what they are consuming?

Answer 1

Alcohol is not regulated by the FDA. It is not considered a food item. They are regulated by the ATF ( Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms). They don't have to label their product so they don't bother with it.

Answer 2

More often than not, the contents of beer, wine, and general liquors are limited and thus, like my predecessor has noted, have very little or no nutritional content to begin with.

As well as this, most liquors or alcohol-based content is used for something else. I.E. Red wines help with sleeping, beer is used in cooking.. etc. Most--if any--of the stray contents are cooked out, or our bodies get rid of them as they have very little value.

The major notations are taken care of already; these are the ones that are loud on the side of the bottle or box. Such as how much per serving, per bottle, what proof, and health risks associated with heavy drinking of any of the above.

Answer 3

There is ingredient labeling in some countries. In the US there is both nutritional and ingredient labeling on wines of 6.9% or less because they fall under FDA, not BATF regulation. Next time you go to your favorite alcoholic beverage store check the label for cider (which is apple wine) or perry (pear wine) and you'll see.

Answer 4

There should be. If you know how many grams of alcohol are in your drinks then multiply that by 7 and that is how many calories are in the ALCOHOL part of your drink. As far as the carbs and sugar, more will be added.

Contact your state representative and ask that alcoholic beverages be forced to put a nutrition label on their drinks.
I will too, and if we all do it then we just might start seeing it on there!

Answer 5

I've tried looking it up a particular brand's website but could not find a link to nutrition information. Sometimes the content is on the box it comes in.

I found a website with some info: http://www.knowyourdiageodrink.com

Answer 6

The lack of this labeling keeps it out of the purchase items available for public school cafeterias; a market, incidentally, the beer, wine, and spirits industry would love to find new
customers. Special interests need legal limitation regarding marketing to children.

Answer 7

The box has caloric content, depending on the brand. There are however no nutrients in beer.

Answer 8

There are sometimes. For wine it's usually sulfites. According to the beer in my fridge, the can says 96 calories, 3.2 grams of carbs, <1 gram protein, 0 fat.

Answer 9

Because when people want a drink, they don't care how many calories are in it!