Calories in 80-proof spirits (vodka, gin, rum, whiskey).
231 kcal per 100 g.
Vodka, gin, rum and whiskey at 80 proof are the same row: 231 kcal per 100 g, about 97 kcal per 1.5 fl oz shot, zero carbohydrate. Every calorie is ethanol at 7 kcal per gram, and every calorie beyond that in a cocktail is the mixer.
Alcoholic beverage, distilled, all (gin, rum, vodka, whiskey) 80 proof · SR Legacy (2018-04) · USDA FDC 174815
Nutrition for your portion
| Nutrient | Per 100 g | 100 g |
|---|---|---|
| Energy | 231 kcal | 231 kcal |
| Protein | 0 g | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Fibre | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sugars | 0 g | 0 g |
| Saturated fat | 0 g | 0 g |
| Sodium | 1 mg | 1 mg |
| Salt (calculated from sodium) | 0.0025 g | 0.0025 g |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin D (D2 + D3) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin E (alpha-tocopherol) | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Vitamin K (phylloquinone) | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin C | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Thiamin | 0.006 mg | 0.006 mg |
| Riboflavin | 0.004 mg | 0.004 mg |
| Niacin | 0.01 mg | 0.01 mg |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.001 mg | 0.001 mg |
| Folate, total | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Vitamin B12 | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Potassium | 2 mg | 2 mg |
| Calcium | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Phosphorus | 4 mg | 4 mg |
| Magnesium | 0 mg | 0 mg |
| Iron | 0.04 mg | 0.04 mg |
| Zinc | 0.04 mg | 0.04 mg |
| Selenium | 0 ug | 0 ug |
| Iodine | Unknown | Unknown |
| Copper | 0.02 mg | 0.02 mg |
Energy comes from USDA nutrient 1008. Salt is calculated as sodium × 2.5, with unit conversion to grams. It is not a separately measured salt value.
Preparation
80-proof spirits are 231 kcal per 100 ml and contain no fat, no protein and no carbohydrate at all — every calorie is ethanol at 7 kcal per gram. That is why vodka, gin, rum and whisky share one row: at the same proof they are the same energy, and the differences between them are flavour compounds weighing almost nothing. Higher proof means proportionally more.
Logging this food
A jigger is 1.5 fl oz, 42 g and 97 kcal; a fluid ounce is 28 g and 64. The spirit is rarely the problem — the mixer is. Tonic adds around 80 kcal per 200 ml, cola about the same, and a cocktail's syrup and juice can triple the drink. Log the measure and the mixer as two lines.
Swaps and alternatives
With soda water or a diet mixer, a jigger of spirits at 97 kcal is the lightest drink in this family per unit of alcohol — a 5 fl oz wine is 123 and a can of beer 153. That is the whole argument for spirits, and it disappears the moment the glass is filled with anything sweet.