Chardonnay calories come to 123 for a standard 147 g glass and 84 per 100 g. Almost none of that is protein or fat, and a glass holds only 3.2 g of carbs, so the total moves almost entirely with how much you pour. Two glasses reach 247 calories, five reach 617.
123kcal
1 5 oz glass · 147 g, white table wine
3%protein
0.1 gProtein
3 gCarbs
0 gFat
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Nutrition facts
White table wine · per 147 g
Calories
123 kcal
Protein
0.1 g
Carbohydrate
3.2 g
Fat
0 g
Sodium
7 mg
Potassium
104 mg
Iron
0.4 mg
Source: USDA FoodData Central
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Chardonnay: calories, protein and sodium by serving
Percent of daily value uses the FDA reference of 2,000 kcal a day.
Serving
kcal
Protein
Carbs
Fat
Sodium
% DV kcal
Standard glass (147 g)
123
0.1 g
3.2 g
0 g
7 mg
6%
1 fl oz (29 g)
25
0 g
0.6 g
0 g
1 mg
1%
100 g
84
0.1 g
2.2 g
0 g
5 mg
4%
3 × Standard glass (147 g)
370
0.3 g
22 mg
5 × Standard glass (147 g)
617
0.5 g
37 mg
Pour size decides the total
The standard glass in the table is 147 g, the usual 5 fl oz pour, and it carries 123 calories. That is 6% of a 2000-calorie daily value. Each 1 fl oz (29 g) adds about 25 calories, so an extra ounce or two on top of a standard pour is a real change, not a rounding error.
Home pours drift. A wide bowl glass filled halfway can hold far more than 147 g, and the wine looks the same either way. Stack the glasses and the numbers get serious: two standard glasses (294 g) come to 247 calories, three (441 g) reach 370, and five glasses, 735 g, close to a full bottle, total 617 calories. That is roughly a third of a 2000-calorie day from wine alone.
If you track, log by ounce or by weight rather than by "a glass". Measure your usual glass once at home with a measuring cup or a kitchen scale. That single check makes every later entry more honest.
The calories are not in the macros
Per 100 g, chardonnay has 0.1 g protein, 0 g fat and 2.2 g carbs, of which 1 g is sugar. On paper the calorie split reads 97% carbs and 3% protein, because those are the only macros present at all. The split is accurate about the macros and misleading about the energy.
Those 2.2 g of carbs explain only a small slice of the 84 calories in 100 g. Most of the energy in a dry white wine comes from alcohol, which does not show up as a protein, fat or carb line in a nutrition table. That is why a drink with almost no carbs still lands at 123 calories a glass.
The practical read: chardonnay is not a sugar drink. A standard glass has 1.4 g of sugars and 3.2 g of carbs, low enough to fit most carb counts. The calories are what to count, and they scale with the pour, not with sweetness.
Sodium and sugar barely register
A standard glass has 7 mg of sodium, which rounds to 0% of the 2300 mg daily value. Even five glasses add up to just 37 mg. If you watch sodium, the wine is not where it comes from; the cheese, olives or salted nuts served next to it are.
Potassium is present but modest at 71 mg per 100 g, a small figure against a 4700 mg daily value. Fiber is 0 and fat is 0. Protein, at 0.1 g per 100 g, is too little to count toward anything.
Sugar stays low in a standard dry chardonnay: 1 g per 100 g and 1.4 g per glass. Sweeter late-harvest or dessert-style whites are a different product and will not match these numbers, so log them under their own entry instead of this one.
Plan the glass into the meal
Wine calories land on top of dinner, not instead of it, and they do little for fullness. A glass at 123 calories brings no fiber and almost no protein, so it will not stand in for food the way a snack of similar size might.
If you want wine with dinner and still keep the day in range, build the plate around foods that fill you up per calorie: lean protein, vegetables and a moderate starch portion. Pour one measured glass rather than topping up. Refills are where three glasses and 370 calories happen without anyone deciding on them.
Alternating with water or sparkling water between glasses slows the pace and stretches one glass across a meal. BodyPal can log the glass from a photo, but a measured pour still beats a guess.
How does chardonnay compare?
Here is chardonnay next to white wine, pinot gris and rose wine, per 100 g and per each page's usual serving.
Verdict: Per 100 g these wines are nearly identical, from 82 calories for white wine to 84 for chardonnay, so pick the bottle by taste, not by calories. The real gap is glass size: the rose page uses a 180 g glass at 149 calories while chardonnay's 147 g glass is 123, so the pour matters more than the grape.
Chardonnay FAQs
How many calories are in a glass of chardonnay?
A standard 5 oz glass (147 g) has 123 calories. Chardonnay is 84 calories per 100 g.
Is chardonnay good for weight loss?
One 5 oz glass adds 123 calories with 0 g fat, and two glasses come to 247 calories.
Does chardonnay have fewer calories than red wine?
Chardonnay is 84 calories per 100 g and red table wine is 85, so a 5 oz glass is 123 calories versus 125.
How many carbs are in chardonnay?
A 5 oz glass has 3.2 g carbs, of which 1.4 g is sugar. Per 100 g that is 2.2 g carbs and 1 g sugar.
How many calories are in a bottle of chardonnay?
Five standard glasses, 735 g, roughly a full bottle, come to 617 calories. That is about a third of a 2000-calorie daily value, almost all of it from the alcohol rather than carbs.
How many calories are in 5 oz of chardonnay?
A 5 fl oz pour is the standard 147 g glass, which has 123 calories. It also carries 3.2 g of carbs, 1.4 g of sugars and 7 mg of sodium.
What are the nutrition facts for chardonnay?
Per 100 g, chardonnay has 84 calories, 0.1 g protein, 2.2 g carbs, 1 g sugars, 0 g fat, 0 g fiber, 5 mg sodium and 71 mg potassium.
How many carbs are in a glass of chardonnay?
A standard 147 g glass has 3.2 g of carbs, and 1.4 g of that is sugar. Each 1 fl oz adds about 0.6 g of carbs, so a larger pour stays low-carb.
