Food ingredient · Alcoholic beverage

Wine

Wine used as an ingredient; much of the alcohol can remain unless cooked.

  • Alcoholic ingredient
  • Expert review pending

Concern level

Low concern Level 1 of 4 How concern levels work

A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points wine costs on a product’s receipt.

What the evidence says

  • AlcoholStrong evidence

    There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy. [1]

  • 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 wine

118 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list wine. The 12 most scanned:

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 (35)
  • vin
  • sake
  • wein
  • wine
  • mirin
  • merlot
  • sherry
  • marsala
  • prosecco
  • red wine
  • vermouth
  • champagne
  • port wine
  • rice wine
  • vin blanc
  • vin rouge
  • chardonnay
  • dry sherry
  • sweet wine
  • white wine
  • sherry wine
  • cooking wine
  • dessert wine
  • madeira wine
  • marsala wine
  • burgundy wine
  • shaoxing wine
  • cooking sherry
  • dry white wine
  • fortified wine
  • sparkling wine
  • sauvignon blanc
  • cabernet sauvignon
  • red wine contains sulfites
  • white wine contains sulfites

Sources

  1. About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy

    U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention · Aug 14, 2026 · Regulator

    “There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”

    cdc.gov

  2. Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)

    International Agency for Research on Cancer (WHO) · IARC

    monographs.iarc.who.int