Non-alcoholic beer has about the same calorie count as light beer.
Image Credit: denisovd/iStock/Getty Images If you’re craving the taste of beer but don’t want to consume the alcohol, you could go for a non-alcoholic beer.
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Popular beer brands like Miller, Heineken and Becks all offer at least one type of non-alcoholic beer, and there are many other brands making craft beers without any booze at all.
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In the U.S., non-alcoholic beers must have less than 0.5 percent alcohol by volume (ABV), per the FDA. Many brands offer non-alcoholic options with 0 percent ABV.
Non-Alcoholic Beer Nutrition Facts Just because the label says “non-alcoholic” doesn’t mean you’re drinking a low-calorie beer. Non-alcoholic beer tends to be just as high in calories as its regular-beer counterparts.
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A cup of standard malt non-alcoholic beer contains 99 calories, per the USDA. There are 19.1 grams of carbs in non-alcoholic beer and nearly zero protein.
Many newer brands of non-alcoholic beer do contain fewer calories and carbs than standard alcoholic beers, so they can be a good option for people who want to keep their liquid calories to a minimum. Just be sure to read the nutrition label before you crack open a bottle or can.
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Vitamins in Non-Alcoholic Beer
Beer does have a small amount of your recommended amount of a few different B vitamins, per the USDA. A glass contains about 8 percent of the niacin you need as well as 5 percent of your riboflavin requirement to help your body break down food. Related Reading What Really Happens to Your Body When You Drink Beer Every Night Carbs and Calories in Non-Alcoholic Beer Brands
Partake Brewing There are 10 calories and 2 grams of carbohydrates in one can of Partake Brewing’s IPA
Advertisement 2. Busch NA There are 60 calories and about 13 grams of carbohydrates in one 12-ounce can of Busch NA.
Heineken 0.0 There are about 63 calories and 15 grams of carbohydrates in one 10-ounce serving of Heineken 0.0.
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Advertisement 4. Coors Edge There are 41 calories and 8 grams of carbohydrates in one bottle of Coors Edge.
Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei There are about 72 calories and 16 grams of carbohydrates in one 10-ounce serving of Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei.
Advertisement 6. Clausthaler There are 92 calories and 19 grams of carbohydrates in one bottle of Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Beer.
Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free There are 45 calories and 12 grams of carbohydrates in one can of Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free.
Advertisement 8. Miller Sharp’s There are 58 calories and 12.1 grams of carbohydrates in one 12-ounce serving of Miller-owned Sharp’s.
Beck’s Blue Alcohol-Free Beer There are about 42 calories and 9 grams of carbohydrates in a 10-ounce glass of Beck’s Blue Alcohol-Free Beer.
Advertisement 10. St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic Beer There are 96 calories and 21 grams of carbohydrates in one 12-ounce bottle of St. Pauli Girl Non-Alcoholic Beer. Related Reading Alcohol Boasts Some Benefits — but Only if You Drink It the Right Way
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Paulaner: Paulaner Thomas Bräu Non Alcoholic Brew Anheuser Busch: Anheuser Busch Nutritional Information FDA: "Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer" Heineken 0.0 Busch NA Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free Kroger: "Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Beer" Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei Coors Edge Partake Brewing: IPA Molson Coors: "Sharp's" FDA: "CPG Sec 510.400 Dealcoholized Wine and Malt Beverages - Labeling" Women's Health: "The 11 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers, According To Nutritionists" Calorie King: "https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-non-alcoholic-ales-beers-non-alcoholic-beer-05-alc/KlsWHGMIR36VFUUlloRZwQ"references
Paulaner: Paulaner Thomas Bräu Non Alcoholic Brew Anheuser Busch: Anheuser Busch Nutritional Information FDA: "Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer" Heineken 0.0 Busch NA Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free Kroger: "Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Beer" Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei Coors Edge Partake Brewing: IPA Molson Coors: "Sharp's" FDA: "CPG Sec 510.400 Dealcoholized Wine and Malt Beverages - Labeling" Women's Health: "The 11 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers, According To Nutritionists" Calorie King: "https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-non-alcoholic-ales-beers-non-alcoholic-beer-05-alc/KlsWHGMIR36VFUUlloRZwQ"Non-alcoholic beer has about the same calorie count as light beer. Image Credit: denisovd/iStock/Getty Images
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Paulaner: Paulaner Thomas Bräu Non Alcoholic Brew
Anheuser Busch: Anheuser Busch Nutritional Information
FDA: "Malt beverage, includes non-alcoholic beer"
Heineken 0.0
Busch NA
Grüvi Stout Alcohol-Free
Kroger: "Clausthaler Non-Alcoholic Beer"
Paulaner Hefeweissbier Alkoholfrei
Coors Edge
Partake Brewing: IPA
Molson Coors: "Sharp's"
FDA: "CPG Sec 510.400 Dealcoholized Wine and Malt Beverages - Labeling"
Women's Health: "The 11 Best Non-Alcoholic Beers, According To Nutritionists"
Calorie King: "https://www.calorieking.com/us/en/foods/f/calories-in-non-alcoholic-ales-beers-non-alcoholic-beer-05-alc/KlsWHGMIR36VFUUlloRZwQ"
