Aldi Greyson pink Gin Carbs

[Pat91]

Hi all, does anyone know how many carbs are in Aldi Greyson pink Gin ? Can't seem to find anything concrete online. Thank you.

 

[everydayupsanddowns]

Does it not say anywhere on the bottle?

Seems that pink and flavoured gins can vary.

Gordon’s Pink Gin and slimline tonic has hardly any though I think.

 

[Inka]

Hi all, does anyone know how many carbs are in Aldi Greyson pink Gin ? Can't seem to find anything concrete online. Thank you.

Alcoholic drinks don’t have to say their nutritional info, I believe. Look at the alcohol content. If it’s gin-like, then that will probably counteract any sugar. I wouldn’t bolus for it, unless it was clearly something full of sugar/fruit juice.

 

[Inka]

I just found the calories online and they’re the same as normal Gordon’s Gin so I doubt you need to worry about carbs.

Ignore the carbs in alcohol unless they have added syrups or juices. Wine, gin, whisky, vodka, brandy, etc are all ok. It’s only when they’re adulterated with juices or sugary mixers that you might need to pay heed to carbs eg a premixed can of gin plus sugary tonic.

You can read the back of the bottle to get a clue to any sugary additives. Enjoy it!

 

[KARNAK]

Beers and Lagers can be very carby and no alcohol ones can be more, if your going for a wine
choose a decent one as cheap and no or low alcohol tend to add sugars to sweeten them.

Most spirits are ok as has already been said with a slime line chaser if desired.

 

[trophywench]

Real so-called pink gin is merely gin with a dash of Angostura bitters and as every barmaid/man really ought to know the reason why it's only ever a dash of AB is cos it's poisonous in greater quantities. Best swap to drinking rye & dry - an ice cube a wedge of orange a dash of AB, swirl them around the glass, tip them in the bin and add rye, open a bottle of Canada (not American) dry and place on bar in front of customer.

I'll stick with my G&T anyway thanks.

Oh and PS - AB is brown anyway!

 

[Pat91]

Does it not say anywhere on the bottle?

Seems that pink and flavoured gins can vary.

Gordon’s Pink Gin and slimline tonic has hardly any though I think.

No it just states the alcohol content 37.5

Alcoholic drinks don’t have to say their nutritional info, I believe. Look at the alcohol content. If it’s gin-like, then that will probably counteract any sugar. I wouldn’t bolus for it, unless it was clearly something full of sugar/fruit juice.

Thanks for all the replys everyone, most helpful as always.

 

[mikeyB]

Alcohol, like just about everything we eat, is eventually converted to glucose by the liver to supply the body with energy. Its a relatively slow process, which is why you can fail a breath test the morning after. The other side effect of that chemical process is the by product of aldehydes - that's the stuff that gives you the hangover symptoms. It's the best the liver can do getting rid of a poison.

That's why spirits won't affect your blood sugar. If you stick ordinary tonic in your gin it will, because tonic is sweetened with sugar. To make pink gin, you just add two or three drops of Angostura Bitters, which as it happens is 44.7% ABV. You wouldn't add a mixer to pink gin in any event.