I think you are probably correct that it's probably 185 g, however 6 ounces is 170 grams so it still does not quite add up. And if you put a mass for imperial nutrition data, they should put a mass for the metric data.
Mike On 04/10/2011, at 15:52 , John M. Steele wrote: > I assume the alcohol by volume is relatively low (wine diluted by fruit > juice). Also it contains unfermented sugar. The sugar would contribute to > SG being higher than water, the alcohol to being lower. SG is probably > fairly close to 1, plus or minus. They might have omitted a digit in > printing (185 g) or made some other error. > > 8 g of carbs is only 32 calories, leaving 68 calories (roughly 10 g) of > alcohol. Do they declare ABV on the front label? I get roughly 6.7% ABV > from my crude numbers. > > --- On Tue, 10/4/11, Michael Payne <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Michael Payne <[email protected]> > Subject: [USMA:51194] Suspect Nutrition data? > To: "U.S. Metric Association" <[email protected]> > Date: Tuesday, October 4, 2011, 2:48 PM > > Found this on the back of a Wine Spritzer, 6 fl oz and 85 g? A direct > conversion of fluid ounces would have been 177 ml or the same in grams if it > were water, so something is wrong with this picture. > > Alcohol has a relative density of 0,8 so the true conversion from 177 ml to > grams would be around 141,6 grams. > > Mike Payne
