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At Angostura we have established, implemented and will maintain procedures to identify environmental aspects of the company’s activities, products and services. This will take into account planned or new developments, or new or modified activities, products and services in order to determine those which have or can have significant impacts on the environment. The elements related to these significant impacts are considered in setting the company’s environmental objectives and targets.  

Our objectives include:

Water Conservation – To reduce water consumption by water conservation activities. Such activities include: leak maintenance program, awareness signs to remind employees to turn off pipes properly after use and recycling of processed water.

Energy Conservation – To reduce overall energy consumption through efficient energy usage by: turning off computers and lights at the end of the work shift, implementation of automatic start up and shut off times for air conditioning systems

Solid Waste – To recycle waste material generated through reuse and sale. Solid waste management efforts include recycling of paper, recycling of ingredients bags and drums, resale of scrap metal, glass and carton recycling, repairs of pallets

Health & Safety - To improve health and safety through the implementation of effective Emergency Response Training.

ALCOHOL AND YOU
 

Alcohol Facts:

Alcohol is derived from high-carbohydrate fermentables such as sugar, molasses, potatoes or various grains. Rum is a distilled sprit, as is whisky, gin, brandy and vodka. These spirits are made by the processes of fermentation and distillation. The process of distillation removes all residual sugars (carbohydrates) to yield ethyl alcohol, a zero-carbohydrate liquid.

Alcohol is not metabolised into sugar. Rather, most people will experience a drop in their blood sugar (glucose) level.
Alcohol is actually broken down by the liver to harmless acetate, and finally into carbon dioxide and water – not sugar[1].

[1]Paton, Alex. Alcohol in the body. British Medical Journal 330:85 – 87, 8 January 2005

Carbohydrate Content of Some Alcoholic Beverages

Please Note: all carbohydrate values are approximate Alcohol Item (serving size) Carbs (g)

Beer, regular (12 fl oz) 13g
Beer, light (12 fl oz) 4.5g
Wine, red (3.5 fl oz) 0.5g
Wine, rose (3.5 fl oz) 1.5g
Wine, white dry (3.5 fl oz) 1.0g
Wine, white medium (3.5 fl oz) 3.7g
Wine, white sweet (3.5 fl oz) 6.4g
Champagne (3.5 fl. oz.) 4.0g
Cider, dry (1 pint) 15g
Gin (1 fl oz) 0g
RUM (1 fl oz) 0g
Vodka (1 fl oz) 0g
Whisky (1 fl oz) 0g
Brandy (1 fl oz) 0g
Sherry dry (2 fl oz) 1.0g
Sherry medium (2 fl oz) 2.1g
Sherry sweet (2 fl oz) 4.5g
Port (2 fl oz) 6.0g
Guinness (1/2 pint) 4.0g

Tips for Party Hosts

• Provide equally attractive non-alcoholic beverages at the party

• Serve food (starches are good: avoid salty foods which make you thirsty)

• Have a completely sober host, bartender and designated driver so all your guests will be safe

• Do not serve alcohol during the last hour of the party if possible or only serve non-alcoholic ones or offer coffee and tea.

Some interesting facts to quell the myth that rum in particular is high in sugar content:

• The liver does not metabolize alcohol into sugar. On the contrary, most people will experience a dip in their blood sugar (glucose) levels when consuming alcohol. Alcohol is eventually broken down by the liver into acetate and finally into carbon dioxide and water – not sugar.

• There is no large amount of sugar in rum. Alcohol is derived from high carbohydrate fermentables such as molasses, potatoes, or various grains. If you understand the processes of fermentation and distillation, you will know that the end result of distillation is ethyl alcohol, a zero-carb liquid.

• There is no link between alcohol and diabetes.

• Rum is a distilled spirit as is whisky, gin, brandy, vodka. The process of distillation removes all residual sugars.

• The Diabetic Association of Trinidad and Tobago says that the risk of type 2 diabetes in heavy drinkers is equal to that in non-consumers of alcohol. Rum has no more effect on diabetics than other spirits.

Know your Limit - Drink sensibly!

Alcohol effects differ for each person and vary with circumstances.
If you are living with Diabetes, you should avoid all alcoholic beverages.

 
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