Nutrition facts · Sauces and condiments
Calories in Red wine vinegar
Red wine vinegar has 19 calories per 100 g, and 1 tbsp (14.9 g) has 3 calories. It has no fat or protein and only 0.3 g of carbs per 100 g, so most of its small calorie count comes from acetic acid, the compound that gives vinegar its sour taste, rather than from the usual macros.
Calories come from: Carbs 100% · Fat 0% · Protein 0%
Common servings
| Serving | Weight | Calories | Protein | Carbs | Fat |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Per 100 g | 100 g | 19 kcal | 0 g | 0.3 g | 0 g |
| 1 tbsp | 14.9 g | 3 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| 1 tsp | 5 g | 1 kcal | 0 g | 0 g | 0 g |
| 1 cup | 239 g | 45 kcal | 0.1 g | 0.6 g | 0 g |
Full nutrition (Per 100 g)
| Calories | 19 kcal |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0 g |
| Carbohydrates | 0.3 g |
| of which sugars | 0 g |
| Fiber | 0 g |
| Fat | 0 g |
| of which saturated | 0 g |
| Sodium | 8 mg |
What changes the calories
- Vinegar is usually used by the spoonful, so a typical splash adds very few calories to a meal.
- Vinaigrettes and dressings made with red wine vinegar get most of their calories from the oil mixed in, not from the vinegar.
- Store-bought red wine vinegar dressings or marinades may contain added sugar, honey or oil, which raise the calories compared with plain vinegar.
- Cooking a vinegar down into a reduction concentrates it, so a spoonful of reduction carries more calories than a spoonful of plain vinegar.
Tips for logging it accurately
- Measure with a tablespoon or teaspoon rather than pouring freely, especially when making dressings, so you can log the oil and vinegar separately.
- If you use a bottled red wine vinegar dressing, log that product from its label instead of plain vinegar, since added oil and sugar change the numbers.
- In BerryFit, add the vinegar and the oil as separate ingredients when you log a homemade salad dressing so each is counted accurately.
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Frequently asked questions
How many calories are in a tablespoon of red wine vinegar?
One tablespoon (14.9 g) of red wine vinegar has 3 calories, with 0 g of fat, protein and carbs at that serving size.
Does red wine vinegar have carbs or sugar?
Barely. It has 0.3 g of carbs and 0 g of sugar per 100 g, so a normal serving adds essentially no carbs.
Is red wine vinegar higher in calories than other vinegars?
Not really. Red wine vinegar has 19 calories per 100 g, compared with 18 for plain vinegar and 21 for apple cider vinegar, so the difference is very small.
Where do the calories in red wine vinegar come from if it has no fat or protein?
Most of its calories come from acetic acid, the main component of vinegar besides water, rather than from fat, protein or carbs.
Similar foods
Calories in common foodsValues per 100 g from USDA FoodData Central (Vinegar, red wine, FDC ID 172240); servings use USDA portion weights. Real foods vary by variety, ripeness and preparation.
The text on this page was written with the help of AI (Anthropic's Claude) and checked against the numbers in a separate review. The numbers themselves come only from USDA.
