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DRAFT Australian Dietary Guidelines - Eat For Health

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Table A6.2 Energy and alcohol content of common alcoholic drink serves<br />

Drink type Serve size<br />

Beer, regular (4.5–<br />

4.9% alcohol)<br />

Beer, medium–light<br />

(3.7% alcohol)<br />

Beer, light (2.1%<br />

alcohol)<br />

Wine (average of dry<br />

white and red)<br />

1 can/stubby<br />

(375mL)<br />

1 can/stubby<br />

(375mL)<br />

1 can/stubby<br />

(375mL)<br />

Energy<br />

(kJ/serve)<br />

Alcohol<br />

(g/serve)a<br />

568 15.4 1½<br />

546 14.0 1<br />

395 8.0 ½<br />

1 glass (100mL b) 340 – 395 9.5 1<br />

Spirits 1 nip (30mL) 255 8.8 1<br />

Pre-mixed spirits 1 can (375mL) 1182 13.9 1½<br />

a. Using 1995 National Nutrition Survey data [44]<br />

Standard<br />

drink<br />

equivalent<br />

b. Note a glass of wine is usually more than 100mL, i.e. more than one standard drink.<br />

<strong>DRAFT</strong> <strong>Australian</strong> <strong>Dietary</strong> <strong>Guidelines</strong>- December 2011 177

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