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What typically has more calories, red or white wine and the approx. difference?

I know there are several different types and the different grapes may vary. just an average would be good. Thanks.

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1. red wine has more calories. but not as much more as I thought. For instance, it would have 85 calories in 4 fl.oz where white wine would have 80.
2. The number of calories in red wine and white wine does differ slightly; typically, four ounces of white wine have about five calories less than red wine. With that said, the number of calories in different varieties of wine differ far more; the higher the alcohol content, the higher the calorie count Wine (4 fl oz) Calories Beaujolais 95 Bordeaux, red 95 Burgundy, red 95 Burgundy, white 90 Cabernet Sauvignon 90 Chablis 85 Champagne, dry 105 Champagne, pink 100 Chardonnay 90 Chianti 100 Liebfraumilch 85 Madeira 160 Marsala 80 Merlot 95 Mosell 100 Muscatel 160 Port, ruby 185 Port, white 170 Reisling 90 Rhone 95 Rose 95 Sangria 115 Sauterne 115 Sauvignon Blanc 80 Tokay 165 Zinfandel, red 90 Zinfandel, white 80
3. I believe that a typical glass (5 oz) of wine, at a typical 12% alcohol content, is about 90 calories. Red or white should not make a significant difference. However, changing the % of alcohol will change the caloric value. As will the amount of residual sugar. A dry wine (no res. sugar) should be about 90 calories/5 oz. A sweet wine, or a 'dry' champagne, or a dessert wine, or fortified wine will have a higher caloric value. Hope this helps.
4. the calorie content of wine depends on two aspects: 1. alcohol content if you have 200 milliliters wine (one glass/6.76 oz) with 10 percent of alcohol per volume, it contains 20 grams of pure alcohol which has 7 calories per gram - that makes 140 calories from alcohol 2. sugar content there are dry, medium and sweet wines and sparkling wines/champagnes. dry wines (most common) have around 3 to 5 grams sugar per liter, medium wines (e.g. white zinfandel) have around 10 to 15 grams of sugar per liter and sweet wines (tokaj, sauternes) have a lot more... so in your glass that adds up to 144 calories in a dry wine, around 155 in a medium and 160 or more in a sweet wine. if your wine has 13 percent of alcohol per volume, add another 40 calories... to answer your question: red wine usually has a higher alcohol content than white wine, that's why it automatically has less calories in average tip: the alcohol content should be on the bottle, and if it's a good wine, you might find its sugar content in the net somewhere...
5. red would be the higher one