Keto dieting is very hard. For starters, you have to be insanely committed to keeping up with your diet as it involves cutting out the largest food group that we as humans eat, that of the carbohydrates.
You may think this isn’t that hard, but trust us it is. Carbs are in most foods, and sometimes they are hidden or added into foods that they shouldn’t be in.
This can be very problematic, as you can imagine, especially if your diet is one that is dictated to you by a physician. As such, it is important to make sure that the food and drinks you have are keto.
With that said, if you were to have a tipple of wine, would that be allowed on a keto diet? In this article, we are going to look at wine and see if it can be included in your keto brunch or not.
What Is Wine?
Many of you have had or seen wine before, but that doesn’t really mean we all know what it is. After all, wine to most people is just wine.
However, wine is actually an alcoholic drink that is made from fermented grapes. The way this is done is that once the grapes are ripe they are harvested and then crushed.
In the past – and in some places still – this was done by hand with a kind of wooden pounder or with your feet, nowadays though it is mostly done through machinery. This is done to only extract the grape juice and leaves the skin and seeds behind.
The juice is then put into vats, where yeast is added. Yeast is a type of microorganism from the fungi family that feeds on carbohydrates.
These tiny creatures devour the grape juices natural sugars and convert them into ethanol and carbon dioxide, basically turning the grape juice into wine.
The wine is then left until all the sugars are consumed and then matured in barrels from between a few months to a couple of years. Once ready, the wine is bottled and then sold to consumers.
While this may seem like a complex process, wine is an incredibly old product with the first evidence of it being made being in 6000 BC within the country of Georgia, according to the archaeological record.
After this time, wine spread around the Mediterranean region within only 2000 years, becoming a favorite of Egyptian, Greek, and Roman civilizations.
It is still one of the most drunk drinks today and is so important to many cultures that it is integral to their religious ceremonies and rituals – this is particularly true of Christianity and Judaism.
With the spread of these religions and cultures around the world, wine has taken on many forms and has been incorporated into the diets of many countries.
Is Wine Keto?
Wine can be 100% keto if you are careful and is one of the most keto friendly drinks there is. This is because wine contains one of the fewest carbs of any alcoholic beverage that is not a spirit.
Whereas a 300 milliliter can of beer can set you back up to 13 grams of carbs – which is a bit too high – a 5 fluid ounce glass of wine (basically an average glass) can set you back at most 5 grams of carbs.
This is less than half of that of beer and that isn’t even for a regular glass of wine, it is for the wine with the highest amounts of carbs among the popular wines (a Riesling if it is a white wine and a Burgundy if it is a red wine).
On average, a glass of wine will only have between 3 and 5 grams of carbohydrates in it, which is incredibly low and can be easily incorporated into a keto diet.
However, something that should be noted is that this applies to good quality wines made by a trusted manufacturer.
If you are getting wine that is cheaply made or produced, then always check the carbs. These wines will have lots of extra things added to them to disguise the bad flavor or make them sell better.
One of the most common ingredients added is that of sugar, one of the worst carbohydrates for a keto diet, so be careful.
Best Wines For A Keto Diet
Now that we know wine is good for a keto diet, we should take a look at the best wines for a keto diet:
White Wines
White wines in general are going to be slightly better for keto than red wines – but only slightly. Normally, they are a little bit drier and tarter, which is what you are looking for in a keto wine.
The white wine with the lowest amount of carbohydrates in it is that of a Sauvignon Blanc, which has only 3 grams of carbs in it, making it perfect for keto.
Other white wines that are worth a mention are Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio, and Pinot Blanc, all of which have a carbohydrate count of below 4 grams per glass.
Red Wine
Red wines have a slightly higher carb count, but it is only about 0.2 to 0.4 above white wines on average, making them just as good for a keto diet.
The red wine with the lowest amount of carbohydrates in it is that of a Pinot Noir, which has only 3.4 grams of carbs in it, which is absolutely amazing for the keto diet.
Other red wines that are worth mentioning are Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, and Syrah, with the Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon having below 4 grams of carbohydrates per glass and the Syrah having exactly 4 grams of carbohydrates per glass.
Rose
Rose should be the wine you avoid, though it still isn’t that bad. It generally has about 5.8 grams of carbohydrates per glass, which is not amazing, but still better than other drinks.
Conclusion
Wine is one of the most keto-friendly drinks that you can have, and it is absolutely wonderful to sit down and be able to enjoy a glass of it with your meal without worrying about being kicked out of ketosis.
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