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Beer

Beer is a fermented alcoholic beverage commonly served as a drink or used in batters, braises, and sauces.

Beer — illustrative ingredient image

About Beer

Beer is a fermented alcoholic beverage made from a brewed cereal-based liquid, commonly with hops or other bittering and flavouring ingredients. It is usually served chilled as a drink and may also be used in batters, braises, marinades, breads, gravies, and sauces.

Beer styles vary in bitterness, sweetness, aroma, colour, clarity, carbonation, and alcohol content, so no single flavour or texture applies to every example. Depending on style, it may taste pale and lightly flavoured or dark and roasted, with carbonation ranging from pronounced to reduced.

It is sold as filtered or unfiltered beer in bottles, cans, or draft form. Filtration, serving, cooking, and evaporation change clarity, carbonation, aroma, and concentration; the style also affects how it behaves in batters, braises, and sauces.

Ingredient type
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Local names for beer

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English

beer

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Beer nutrition & diet

Beer nutritional value

Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all

Per 100 g of the edible portion in the recorded food form.

Calories
43kcal
Protein
0.5g
Carbs
3.5g
Fat
0.0g

Reference values for the specific food form shown. Other varieties, brands and preparations can differ.

Portions & preparation

Identify the beer style, alcohol status, serving form, and whether it is consumed as a beverage or cooked into a recipe. Brewing and cooking do not make products interchangeable; batter, braise, or sauce also includes flour, sugar, oil, and other ingredients that should be recorded separately.

Compare the right form: Match references to the exact beer style and alcohol status, served as a beverage or used in a cooked recipe, with brand details when relevant.

Diet considerations

Beer is a fermented beverage generally made from cereal grains, water, hops, and yeast, though recipes vary. Compatibility changes with the grain base, flavorings, alcohol status, and processing. Batters and braises may add flour, dairy, sugar, or animal products; serving size shapes carbohydrate patterns.

AI-authored reading notes · Awaiting editorial review. Measured values, where available, have a separate source above.

Dietary compatibility

  • Vegan
    Depends on the version
  • Vegetarian
    Depends on the version
  • Pescatarian
    Depends on the version
  • Keto
    Not established
  • Paleo
    Not established
  • Low-carb
    Not established
  • Halal
    Typically incompatible
  • Kosher
    Not established
What these diet assessments mean
Vegan · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Vegetarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Pescatarian · Depends on the version
Production can involve animal-derived fining agents or other additions; check the producer and formulation.
Keto · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Paleo · Not established
The ingredient form and processing have not been assessed against this dietary pattern.
Low-carb · Not established
A defined serving and sourced carbohydrate data are needed before assessing this dietary pattern.
Halal · Typically incompatible
This profile identifies an alcoholic ingredient. Check the actual formulation and preparation against your halal requirements.
Kosher · Not established
Sourcing, processing and any applicable certification have not been verified. A food name alone does not establish kosher status.

For the plain ingredient · Awaiting review. Diet compatibility is not allergy suitability or halal/kosher certification. Keto and low-carb depend on the portion.

Reviewed ingredient entryIngredient reference · Preparations vary

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Sources & review

Nutrition reference: USDA FoodData Central — Alcoholic beverage, beer, regular, all ↗. Values are scaled from 100 g of the recorded edible form. Individual portions have no assumed fixed weight.

Expanded overview, name examples and nutrition notes are database drafts awaiting editorial review. Numeric nutrition values, where shown, have their own source and food-form reference.

The ingredient description and dish connections come from the draft catalogue and may change after review.

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