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Explore All Alcoholic Beverages In Our Nutrition Tool

An alcoholic beverage is a drink that contains ethanol. The only type of alcohol that humans can drink is ethanol. Ethanol in beverages is classified as a recreational drug. Ethanol is a type of alcohol produced by fermentation of grains, fruits, or other sources of sugar.

Alcohol is one of the most widely used recreational drugs in the world. Alcohol is both a chemical and a psychoactive drug.

There are many different kinds of alcoholic drinks, and some of them contain more alcohol than others.

There are two categories of alcoholic beverages: distilled and undistilled.

Undistilled drinks are also called fermented drinks.

Examples of common undistilled drinks:

• Beer
• Wine
• Cider

Distillation is a process which follows fermentation. The process converts a fermented substance into one with an even higher concentration of alcohol.

Examples of common distilled drinks:

• Gin
• Brandy
• Whiskey

Search for Alcoholic Beverages in our Nutrition Tool

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Three Alcoholic Beverages That Rank Top Three For Any Nutrient Compared to All Foods

This table shows all of the foods in the food category alcoholic beverages that rank top 3 for any nutrient when compared to all foods in our Nutrition Tool.

You can click on a food name for a nutritional profile of that food or a nutrient to explore other foods with that nutrient.

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