Wine labels · EU 2021/2117
Wine calorie calculator
Enter the alcohol and the residual sugar. You get the energy value to print on the bottle and the full nutrition declaration per 100 ml, worked out with the EU’s factors.
On the bottle
E (100 ml) = 327 kJ / 79 kcal
Print it on the label, in the same field of vision as the other compulsory particulars, such as the alcohol and the volume. The full declaration below can go on the e-label.
Red wine · 13.5 % vol
Nutrition declaration
Average values per 100 ml
| Energy | 327 kJ / 79 kcal |
|---|---|
| Carbohydrate | 0.9 g |
| of which sugars | < 0.5 g |
Contains negligible amounts of fat, saturates, protein and salt.
A 125 ml glass: 99 kcal. A 75 cl bottle: 593 kcal.
With your laboratory’s energy value. The calculation below is only for comparison.
How it’s calculated
The energy is the sum of what each component of the wine brings, with the conversion factors of Regulation (EU) 1169/2011:
| Component | Per gram | How much is in the wine |
|---|---|---|
| Alcohol | 29 kJ / 7 kcal | % vol × 0.789 = grams per 100 ml |
| Sugar | 17 kJ / 4 kcal | residual sugar in g/L ÷ 10 |
| Glycerol | 10 kJ / 2.4 kcal | about 7 g/L on average |
| Organic acids | 13 kJ / 3 kcal | about 6 g/L on average |
For the wine above, in grams per 100 ml:
13.5 × 0.789 × 29 + 0.2 × 17 + 0.7 × 10 + 0.6 × 13 = 327 kJ
13.5 × 0.789 × 7 + 0.2 × 4 + 0.7 × 2.4 + 0.6 × 3 = 79 kcal
Leaving out glycerol and acids, a common mistake, understates the energy by about 15 kJ (3.5 kcal) per 100 ml. Carbohydrate is the residual sugar plus the glycerol, which EU rules count as a carbohydrate but not as a sugar; “of which sugars” is the residual sugar alone. Fat, saturates, protein and salt are negligible in wine.
Put these values on an e-label
The full declaration and the ingredients can sit on a page behind a QR code on the back label, shown in each phone’s language. The editor opens with the values above.
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