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Rice wine

Rice wine is an alcoholic drink made from rice and used for drinking, cooking, marinades, and sauces.

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About Rice wine

Rice wine is an alcoholic beverage produced by fermenting rice, usually after its starch has been converted into fermentable sugars. It is consumed as a beverage and used in marinades, sauces, braises, soups, and other cooking applications. The category includes varied styles rather than one standardized product.

Flavour can range from delicate and mildly sweet to savoury, rich, or pronounced. Texture is generally liquid, although some styles contain suspended solids or sediment. Alcohol content, sweetness, ageing, filtration, and seasoning affect the character of the product.

Rice wine may be clear, pale, amber, or darker, and can be sold filtered or unfiltered. Cooking products may contain salt or other additions. Filtration changes visible sediment and mouthfeel, while ageing or concentration can alter colour and flavour; the exact style is unspecified.

Ingredient type
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Rice wine

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Rice wine nutrition & diet

Rice wine nutritional value

Wine, rice

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded USDA food form.

Calories
134kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
5.0g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values per 100 g for the displayed USDA form. Varieties, recipes, brands and preparation can differ.

Portions & preparation

Match the reference to the specific rice wine style and whether it is a drinking beverage or cooking product. Fermentation, filtration, sweetness, fortification, and serving context vary. In recipes, consider the amount added, reduction or evaporation during cooking, and other ingredients in the sauce or marinade.

Compare the right form: Reference the named rice-wine style in its beverage or cooking form, identifying sweetness, alcohol treatment, additives, and whether it is diluted or fortified.

Diet considerations

Rice wine originates from a plant grain but is an alcoholic product, so beverage and culinary use have different dietary contexts. Cooking preparations may add meat, seafood, egg, dairy, or animal-derived stocks. Sweetened styles and sauces also create different carbohydrate patterns; cooking does not establish a universal alcohol-free result.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Wine, rice ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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