Food ingredient · Alcoholic beverage
Spirits
Distilled spirits used as an ingredient.
- Alcoholic ingredient
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points spirits costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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AlcoholStrong evidence
There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy. [1]
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IARC Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans)Regulatory
IARC classifies alcoholic beverages as Group 1. Cooking reduces but does not always remove the alcohol. [2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list spirits
16 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list spirits. The 12 most scanned:
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Vodka Sauce Bertolli · 125 g Score 55 out of 100 Okay -
Vodka Sauce Rao's Homemade · 680 g Score 76 out of 100 Good -
Premium vodka sauce, vodka Victoria · 24 oz Score 71 out of 100 Good -
Bourbon Apple Chicken Sausage Gilbert's · 10 oz Score 21 out of 100 Poor - Ice cream Häagen-Dazs · 14 fl oz/414 mL Score 38 out of 100 Poor
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Organic Vodka Sauce Trader Giotto's · 25 oz Score 75 out of 100 Good -
Hickory bourbon legendary bar-b-q sauce, hickory bourbon Stubb's · 510 g (18 oz) Score 16 out of 100 Bad -
Vodka Sauce Primal Kitchen · 23.5 oz/667 g Score 85 out of 100 Excellent -
Maple Bourbon Chicken Lean Cuisine · 9 oz Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Knib Beyiphin Roshen Score 22 out of 100 Poor -
Gochujang O'Food · 17.6 oz/1.1 lb/500 g Score 14 out of 100 Bad -
Creamy Vodka Pasta Sauce Bettergoods Score 66 out of 100 Good
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- Depends on the source
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (29)
- gin
- rum
- rhum
- vodka
- brandy
- cognac
- kirsch
- whisky
- bourbon
- liqueur
- spirits
- tequila
- whiskey
- amaretto
- calvados
- dark rum
- rum flavor
- spiced rum
- triple sec
- brandy cognac
- brandy flavor
- cherry brandy
- cream liqueur
- grand marnier
- scotch whisky
- coffee liqueur
- orange liqueur
- bourbon whiskey
- irish cream liqueur
Sources
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int