In the US why doesn't alcohol have nutrition facts printed on the bottle?

It isn’t food.

@PerryDolia Beverages have the nutrition facts.

Technically, it’s not considered a beverage either. It’s in its own class and regulated separately.

Because those drinking beer don’t really give a… hoot… about the nutrition facts..

People don’t drink beer for its nutritional value. And most wouldn’t be deterred by its lack of.

Perhaps because it’s controlled by the ATF & ABC but not the FDA.

there is no point in printing nutrition information on poison.

@ragingloli Haha, you’re funny. I guess that’s why they don’t put anything on cigarette packages… oh wait, they do.

There’s simply been no push to put alcoholic nutrition information anywhere but on websites willfully by the company. I for one would love to see it listed on bottles just like any other drink.

Beer does have the info…not on the bottle, but it is on the box.

@dynamicduo Actually, they only print health warnings on cigarette packs, like, “May cause lung cancer,” or, “Don’t use if pregnant.”

They don’t list the ingredients nor nutrition facts because there are at least 599 additives

because when you’re drunk, you don’t give a shit about stuff like “calories”.

Because one cannot live by wine alone. In other words, if you drink so much that you need to get nutrition from booze, then you are on a fast road to Hell and poor nutrition isn’t your biggest problem.

Although I seem to recall that wine coolers sometimes have calorie counts and such on them.

A lot of people underestimate the calories of alcohol itself.

1g fat = 9 calories, 1g protein = 4 calories, 1g carb = 4 calories, 1g alcohol = 7 calories

Almost like fat!