Why do almost all foods and drinks have nutritional information except alcohol and liquor?

Question

I have friends that say "Because it has no nutritional value", but a bottle of Aquafina has nutritional info - all 0's! If a bottle of water has it, why not a beer?

Answer 1

Good question. I guess they aren't required yet by law to contain it. The only thing that's required is that any beer calling itself "light" has to include calories.

Answer 2

On August 10, 1993, the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms published an advanced notice of proposed rulemaking in the Federal Register that solicited comments from the public and industry on whether the regulations should be amended to require nutritional information on labels of alcohol beverages. The comment period for the ANPRM closed on February 7, 1994.

ATF received 55 comments in response to the advance notice. Only seven of these comments came from consumers. However, five of the seven consumers who commented opposed nutrition labeling. Overall, 80 percent of the comments received in response to the ANPRM opposed nutrition labeling for alcohol beverages. Thirty-five of the comments opposing nutrition labeling were submitted on behalf of industry, both domestic and foreign.

After careful consideration of the petition and the comments received in response to the advance notice, ATF determined that an amendment of the regulations to provide nutrition information on labels of alcohol beverages is unnecessary and unwarranted.

If you have a question about nutritional information on a particular product, you should contact the company by writing to the address on the label. Most companies will assist you if you ask them for this information.

Here is a nutritional break down for some common alcoholic drinks:
http://www.weightlossresources.co.uk/calories/calorie_counter/alcohol.htm


A news article on nutritional labeling for alcohol:
http://www2.potsdam.edu/hansondj/InTheNews/Etc/1072191587.html

Answer 3

I'm sure it's because most people that drink it really do not care what the nutritional value is...they are drinking it to get messed up (well most of them anyway.....) and I guess since we all know that drinking too much can cause liver damage, etc--the nutritional value is a bit irrelevant.

Answer 4

Does anyone who is drinking care about the nutritional values in alcohol? If they were worried about vitamins and what not, they would be drinking juice or something nutritional.

Answer 5

Because Budweiser doesn't want you to know you are drinking something with no more nutrition than a bowl of rice whereas you could almost live off of Guinness.

Answer 6

It's full of vitamin S (stupid)

Answer 7

because its obviously healthy. and tasty.....mmmm......beer.