All alcoholic drinks have a negative effect when you are trying to lose weight and can also cause issues in successfully managing blood sugar levels. If you like the odd glass of port, try and change it for sherry which has less sugar.
Port
| Energy (kcal) | 157 |
| Energy (kJ) | 655 |
| Water (g) | 71.1 |
| Starch (g) | 0 |
| Total sugars (g) | 12 |
| Glucose (g) | 4.6 |
| Galactose (g) | 0 |
| Fructose (g) | 4.6 |
| Sucrose (g) | 2.8 |
| Maltose (g) | 0 |
| Lactose (g) | 0 |
| Protein (g) | 0.1 |
| Protein (g)/100kcal | 0.1 |
| Protein % of calories | 0.3 |
| Carbohydrate (g) | 12 |
| Carbohydrate (g)/100kcal | 7.6 |
| Carb % of calories | 30.6 |
| Fat (g) | 0 |
| Fat (g)/100kcal | 0 |
| Fat % of calories | 0 |
| Satd FA /100g fd (g) | 0 |
| Mono FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Poly FA /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Trans FAs /100g food (g) | 0 |
| Sodium (mg) | 69 |
| Potassium (mg) | 360 |
| Calcium (mg) | 5 |
| Magnesium (mg) | 21 |
| Phosphorus (mg) | 190 |
| Iron (mg) | 2.1 |
| Copper (mg) | 0 |
| Zinc (mg) | 5.7 |
| Chloride (mg) | 69 |
| Manganese (mg) | 0 |
| Selenium (µg) | 7 |
| Iodine (µg) | 12 |
| Vitamin D (µg) | 0.8 |
| Vitamin E (mg) | 0.2 |
| Thiamin (mg) | 0.1 |
| Riboflavin (mg) | 0.3 |
| Niacin (mg) | 4.2 |
| Tryptophan/60 (mg) | 4.5 |
| Niacin equivalent (mg) | 8.7 |
| Vitamin B6 (mg) | 0.5 |
| Vitamin B12 (µg) | 2 |
| Folate (µg) | 5 |
| Pantothenate (mg) | 0.7 |
| Biotin (µg) | 1 |
| Vitamin C (mg) | 0 |
| Alcohol (g) | 15.9 |
| NSP (g) Non-starch polysaccharide | 0 |
| AOAC fibre (g) | 0 |
| Cholesterol (mg) | 0 |
| Retinol (µg) | 0 |
| Carotene (µg) | 0 |
| Retinol Equivalent (µg) | 0 |