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One other possible component of the diet that can provide Calories is alcohol though it is generally NOT considered to be a nutrient. Alcohol (in the form of ethanol) provides about 7 Calories per gram.
I think what OP is referring to is this: there are 7 Calories per gram of alcohol, 9 Calories per gram of fat, and 4 Calories per gram of carbohydrates and protein. The energy comes from breaking the bonds of the molecule during digestion.
He answered some of my questions, but something he didn’t know was why alcohol has more calories per gram than sugar (7 vs 4). Another thing I’m curious about is how ethanol can be converted into acetic acid by acetobacter bacteria.
Macronutrient & Alcohol Metabolism. Now that we have digested, taken up, absorbed, and transported the macronutrients, the next step is to learn how these macronutrients are metabolized. Alcohol is also included at the end of this chapter, even though it is not a macronutrient. Sections:
In chemistry, an alcohol (from Arabic al-kuḥl 'the kohl '), [2] is a type of organic compound that carries at least one hydroxyl (−OH) functional group bound to a saturated carbon atom. [3][4] Alcohols range from the simple, like methanol and ethanol, to complex, like sugars and cholesterol.
15 sie 2020 · In addition to being a good source of calories, ethanol metabolism can generate some unwanted effects depending on how much you ingest and how well equipped you are to metabolize this molecule. Everyone knows that ingesting large amounts of alcohol can acutely make you feel drunk.
Erythritol is a sugar alcohol. It is 60–70% as sweet as sugar and almost noncaloric. Sugar alcohols (also called polyhydric alcohols, polyalcohols, alditols or glycitols) are organic compounds, typically derived from sugars, containing one hydroxyl group (−OH) attached to each carbon atom.