Usually, though not always, this has a pleasant effect. Your body canât store alcohol, so it breaks it down - your liver's job. The liver firstly changes alcohol into acetaldehyde (this is toxic), then into acetate (harmless), which is finally broken down into carbon dioxide and water.
One cup of grapes, with about 100 calories, provides more than a quarter of the daily recommended values of vitamins K and C. Grape seeds, which are edible, are chock-full of antioxidants. 5. It takes about 2.5 pounds of grapes to make one bottle of wine.
The sweet fruits were considered worthy of the gods for good reason. Grapes are an excellent source potassium, calcium and vitamin A. The juicy orbs are also a delicious, low-calorie treat in your daily diet. Red or green, seedless, European-type grapes have 3 calories per grape. American slip-skin grapes have 2 calories, while muscadine grapes have 3 calories per fruit. Choose fresh fruit over grapes packed in heavy, sugary syrups. One cup of canned grapes packed in syrup has almost 200 calories compared to 1 cup of fresh grapes with roughly 100 calories.