Standard drink
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A standard drink is a notional drink containing, amongst other components, a specified amount of alcohol. The standard drink is used in many countries to quantify alcohol intake. It is usually re-expressed as a measure of beer, wine, or spirits for convenience. The standard drink varies significantly from country to country, from 10 ml (7.9 g) of alcohol in the UK to as high as 25 ml (19.75 g) in Japan.
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The value of one standard drink does not necessarily reflect a typical serving size in its country. In Britain the term unit of alcohol is used instead to underscore this point. For example, a typical drink of 1 pint of ale of five percent alcohol by volume contains 2.8 units.
[edit] Standard drinks as defined by various countries
Amount of alcohol is stated in grams and millilitres. Number of standard drinks contained in 500ml of beer with 5% ABV, a typical large drink of beer, is stated for comparison. [1]
| Country | Mass | Volume | 500ml beer |
|---|---|---|---|
| Australia[2] | 10 g | 12.7 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| Austria | 6 g | 7.62 ml | 3.2 s.drinks |
| Canada[3] | 13.5 g | 17.1 ml | 1.5 s.drinks |
| Denmark | 12 g | 15.2 ml | 1.6 s.drinks |
| Finland | 11 g | 13.9 ml | 1.8 s.drinks |
| France | 12 g | 15.2 ml | 1.6 s.drinks |
| Hungary | 17 g | 21.5 ml | 1.2 s.drinks |
| Iceland | 9.5 g | 12 ml | 2.1 s.drinks |
| Ireland | 10 g | 12.7 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| Italy | 10 g | 12.7 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| Japan | 19.75 g | 25 ml | 1.0 s.drinks |
| Netherlands | 9.9 g | 12.5 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| New Zealand[4] | 10 g | 12.7 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| Poland | 10 g | 12.7 ml | 2.0 s.drinks |
| Portugal | 14 g | 17.7 ml | 1.4 s.drinks |
| Spain | 10 g | 12.7 m | 2.0 s.drinks |
| UK | 7.9 g | 10 ml | 2.5 s.drinks |
| USA | 14 g | 17.7 ml† | 1.4 s.drinks |
†defined as 0.6 fl oz
[edit] References
- ^ ICAP Report 5 - "What is a 'standard drink'". URL:[1]. Accessed on June 19, 2008.
- ^ Population Health Division, Australian Government Department of Health and Ageing The Australian Standard Drink
- ^ Canadian Public Health Association. drinkingfacts.ca. URL: http://www.drinkingfacts.ca/english/downloads/facts.pdf. Accessed on: October 10, 2007.
- ^ New Zealand Food Safety Authority [2]
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