Macronutrients

Table here:

Alcohol

Seven calories

Carbohydrates

Four calories

There's a difference between;

• simple
• complex
• sugars

Fibre

Whilst it's not a macronutrient for you (as humans are unable to absorb it), soluble fibre is prebiotic(serves as food and/or a substrate for your gut bacteria) and is considered a carbohydrate.

Fats

Nine calories, easily stored by the body.

Best kinds;

• butter
• coconut
• olive
• omega 3
• omega 6
• omega 9
• palm
• rapeseed
• sunflower

Protein

Four calories (but more like 3.2 due to the effort to digest and convert)

References

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Created: 2026-06-15

Last Updated: 2026-07-06