Nutrition Facts On Alcoholic Drinks?
August 8, 2007 by Claire
Filed under Women's Health
Ever wondered how many calories were in the (regular) beer, shot of vodka or tequila you drank? The Treasury Dept. is considering requiring all alcoholic beverages, including beer, wine and liquor – to have nutritional information on the bottles where you can read the calories, carbs, percentage of alcohol, even the serving size of whatever you’re drinking.
This was recently on FitSugar and it seemed from the comments that most people would go for it. Let’s face it, when it comes to dieting, calories (and carbs, etc) do matter in the grand scheme of things. You can always look up the information online, but wouldn’t it be nice to be able to compare nutrition facts when you’re actually in the store?
However, a rule like this would be years in the making – specifically, 3 years after a majority agreed on it (that’s set for October 29th).
What do you think? Would you like to be informed, or would you prefer that things stay the way they are?
Claire
(Image from Crazy About Gadgets)
Firstly, the reporting that the Treasury Department is behind this is not quite accurate. The labeling responsibility for all alcoholic beverages falls under the Alcohol, Tax, Tobacco Tax and Trade Bureau (TTB), a division of Treasury.
Secondly, yes, after the close of public comments on October 31 (last time they did this, they extended the period), the TTB will have to mull this over, and I expect that nothing will happen for another 5 years.
Want the nutritional info on over 1,100 wordewide beers? Click on my website…or wait another 5 years.
Thanks for the clarification!
You’re welcome Claire. I’ll soon finish up nutritional info for more than 400 wines, 100 liquors and dozens of liqueurs.