When you check the nutrition information on red wine, you will often find that it contains a lot of calories that have no nutritional value. However, recent researches into red wine have revealed that the wine contains anti-oxidants, which are highly beneficial for the body.

Here is some nutrition information on red wine that you will find useful if you still want to sip a glass or two in the night.

One five-ounce serving of the wine has around 125 calories. These calories come mainly from the alcohol and carbohydrate present in the serving. There is around 15.6 gm alchol and 3.8 gm carbohydrate in the 5-ounce serving. Also, the serving has less than 1 gm sugar and absolutely nil fiber content. 

There are hardly any calories in red wine come from fat or protein. A single serving of the wine does not contain any fat, but it contains 0.1 gm protein. There is no cholesterol present in the serving.

Fortunately, red wine has many minerals, albeit in small quantities. A single serving of the wine gives 8.5 per cent iron to men and 3.8 per cent iron to women; it has 9.4 per cent potassium; 10.8 per cent manganese; and around 5 per cent of magnesium as well as phosphorus. However, the wine has high levels of fluoride, and a single serving gives men 51 per cent of fluoride and women 38 per cent of fluoride. This fluoride helps in preventing tooth decay and aiding in the formation of bones.

On the other hand, red wine has low levels of vitamins. A single serving of the wine provides 6.5 per cent of Vitamin B6; 4 per cent of riboflavin; and 2 per cent of choline and riboflavin together. Other vitamins are less than 1 per cent in a single serving and hence, are not mentioned.

The anti-oxidants in the red wine enhance the amount of good cholesterol in the blood and also protect the arteries from damage. The anti-oxidants present in red wine are flavonoids and non-flavonoids. One non-flavonoid known as resveratrol comes from grape skins aids in lowering the levels of bad cholesterol in the blood and also reducing blood clots; at least that is what different researches suggest.