How can i convert alcoholic content / volume into units?!
How can i convert alcoholic content / volume into units?
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2 months ago
well recommendationsfor alcohol intake are 14 units/week for females and 21units/week for males. how do you convert what you drink to get these units?
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2 months ago
well recommendationsfor alcohol intake are 14 units/week for females and 21units/week for males. how do you convert what you drink to get these units?
A typical bottle of alcohol is sold in "proof" units.
Dividing the "proof" by 2 give the alcohol percentage by volume in a bottle.
So an 80 proof bottle of alchohol is 40% alcohol by volume (the other 60% is water).
According to wikipedia, a unit of alcohol varies depending upon the strength.
As a rough guide:
- A very small glass of wine, a small glass of sherry, a single measure of spirits and a half pint of beer each contain about one unit, or 8 g (0.25 oz) of alcohol.
- A smallish 125ml glass of red or white wine or half a pint of cider contains about one and a half units.
Strong pale lager may contain as much as two units per half pint.
- A larger 175ml glass of wine contains two to two and a half units.
- A 750ml standard bottle of 12% wine contains around 9 units. Many wines are actually around 14.5%, which is nearly 11 units per bottle.
- A 500ml can/bottle of standard lager generally contains around 2.5 units.
Source(s):
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/unit_of_alc...
Ummm...what do you mean
I know that when a bottle says its 40 proof its 20% alcohol. Take the proof and divide it by two to get actual percentage. Other than that I have no idea what u mean....sorry
personally i judge ie 1 unit is: a measure of spirits, half a pint of larger, a glass of wine etc but i dont know how to do it with the volume and the percentage
To find out how many units of alcohol are in a drink:
Multiply the volume (in millilitres) by %ABV then divide the result by 1000.
Units = (volume (ml) x %ABV)
1000
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dont bother the units are new labour control freak crap. it's actually 21 for a woman, that would be 75% of a standard bottle of vodka, i know many women who drink half a bottle on a friday and saturday plus a few shots every night, you can easily drink 42 units a week,if you want to be brainwashed then drink 2 half's of fosters each night that would be 14 units in a week.