Food ingredient · Alcoholic beverage
Beer
Beer used as an ingredient; contains gluten unless gluten-free.
- Alcoholic ingredient
- Expert review pending
Concern level
A minor or very limited concern, such as being an ultra-processing marker only. The concern level sets how many points beer costs on a product’s receipt.
What the evidence says
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AlcoholStrong evidence
There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy. [1]
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IARC Group 1 (carcinogenic to humans)Regulatory
IARC classifies alcoholic beverages as Group 1. Cooking reduces but does not always remove the alcohol. [2]
Evidence tiers say how sure the evidence is, separately from how much it matters. About evidence tiers.
Popular products that list beer
5 of the 17,000 most-scanned products in the US with a GoodSwap page list beer.
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Classic Root Beer OLIPOP · 12 fl oz Score 46 out of 100 Okay -
Beer Battered Alaska Cod Jewel Osco · 40 oz Score 24 out of 100 Poor -
Root Beer Ancient Mushroom Elixir Alive · 16 fl oz Score 64 out of 100 Good -
Rootbeer probiotic soda VitaLife · 12 oz Score 33 out of 100 Poor -
Battered Fish Fillets Gorton's · 103 g Score 21 out of 100 Poor
Diets and allergens
- Vegan
- Yes
- Vegetarian
- Yes
- Gluten-free
- No
- Allergen
- Gluten
For the ingredient in general. Always check the package: a product’s own labels win.
Names GoodSwap recognizes on labels (12)
- ale
- ipa
- beer
- bier
- biere
- lager
- stout
- porter
- pale ale
- dark beer
- beer malted barley
- beer water barley malt hops
Sources
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About Alcohol Use During Pregnancy
“There is no known safe amount of alcohol use during pregnancy.”
cdc.gov
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Agents Classified by the IARC Monographs, Volumes 1–142 (List of Classifications)
monographs.iarc.who.int