Champagne vs prosecco
A 125 ml flute of champagne has about 95 kcal, a glass of prosecco about 90. Prosecco comes in 5 kcal lower, which is next to nothing.
The difference
5 kcal
Both are dry sparkling wines and almost all of the calories come from the alcohol. Champagne is usually a touch stronger, prosecco a touch sweeter, and it more or less cancels out.
The pour matters more than the label. Wedding and brunch glasses get topped up before they are empty, and a bottle of champagne is about 570 kcal between however many of you are sharing it.
Count the glasses rather than the grape. In Caltype just type "3 glasses of prosecco".
Just type it
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Questions
Does prosecco have fewer calories than champagne?
Slightly: about 90 against 95 kcal a glass. That is a 5 kcal difference.
How many calories in a bottle of champagne?
About 570 kcal for a 750 ml bottle.
Is a brut or extra dry lower?
Brut is the drier one, so it has a little less sugar. Per glass the difference is small either way.
