A 500 ml bottle has ~40.5 g sugar with zero satiety value. The per-100 g profile is 34 kcal and 8.1 g sugar. Sugar-sweetened beverages remain the most common source of liquid calories that slip past portion awareness.
How should I track Ginger ale?
Liquid calories from Ginger ale are easy to overlook because drinks do not trigger the same fullness signals as solid food. A meta-analysis (Wehling & Lusher, Am J Clin Nutr 2021) confirmed that people underreport beverage intake more than solid food. Most people pour 30–50% more than the label serving size without realizing it. Use a kitchen scale to weigh your glass or bottle once — you will know your exact pour going forward. This one calibration step can save you from hundreds of untracked calories per week.