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Beer Nutritional Chart

By Bryce Eddings, About.com

Here are the straight numbers. Check out Beer and Nutrition - Is There a Six Pack in Your Six Pack for an interpretation of this data.

Beer and Nutrition

Regular Beer Light Beer Bud LightMichelob Ultra
Water 327.4g* 335.8g 336.3g 337.7g
Calories 153* 103 110 96
Alcohol 13.9g* 11.0g 11.7g 11.3g
Protein 1.6g* 0.9g 0.9g 0.6g
Carbohydrate 12.6g* 5.8g 6.6g 2.6g
Fat 0.0g 0.0g 0.0g 0.0g
Cholestrol 0.0g 0.0g 0.0g 0.0g
Calcium 14mg 14mg 11mg 14mg
Magnesium 21mg 18mg 25mg 14mg
Phosphorous 50mg 42mg 39mg 28mg
Potassium 96mg 74mg 92mg 60mg
Sodium 14mg 14mg 11mg 11mg
Niacin 2mg 1mg N/A** N/A**
Folate 21mcg 21mcg N/A** N/A**

*Include ales, lagers, porters, premium beers and stouts. All other nutrients based on lager samples

**Not available

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