Why doesn't beer have nutritional information printed on it?

Question

How many calories are in an average bottle of beer? Does beer have a lot of essential vitamins in it?

Answer 1

The amount of bad info on Yahoo answers baffles me. Beer doesn't contain any fiber at all, as malted barley is boiled in water (mash) and removed, not left in there. beer does in fact have a fair amount of nutrition in the form of mineral content and a little protein. It does, however, also have a lot of simple carbohydrate which is what many consider to be 'empty' calories. Beer is not regulated by the FDA, rather the ATF, which has different labeling requirements, which is why you don't see nutritional data on beer, or other alcoholic beverages.

Answer 2

You can guess that a typical bottle of beer is between 100 and 120 calories.....

but don't count on any substantial nutritional value! The calories in beer are harder to lose than you'd think!

Answer 3

well, the thing about alcohol is that it contains a lot of its own natural empty (bad) calories, which is what helps to cause the "beer belly" and the "gin blossom"

beer is not all bad for you though because of its natural ingredients like wheat, barley, and hopps, probably not many vitamins but i'm sure it contains a fair amount of fiber.

*one bottle of beer a night is good for the kidneys.

Answer 4

If you look at any beer that claims to be "light" or "low-carb" it is required to have the nutritional information. Regular beer, or any alcoholic beverage not making any claim of nutrition is not required to have that information.

Answer 5

It does. Look more closely at the label. It's not in the standard black & white box format you see on other foods & drinks.

Answer 6

I sure hope so ...Cause i drink alot of it...