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The Nutrients in Beer (12-ounce glass)

Nutrients Beer %RDA

Calcium 17 mg 1.7

Magnesium 28.51 mg 7–9*

Phosphorus 41.1 mg 6

Potassium 85.7 mg (na)

Zinc 0.06 mg 0.5–0.8*

Thiamin 0.02 mg 1.6–1.8*

Riboflavin 0.09 mg 7–8*

Niacin 1.55 mg 10

Vitamin B 6 0.17 mg 13

Folate 20.57 mcg 5

* the first figure is the %R DA for a man; the second, for a woman

Source: USDA Nutrient Database: http://www.nal.usda.gov/fnic/cgi-bin/nut_search.pl.

Diets That May Restrict or Exclude This Food

Bland diet

Gluten-free diet

Low-purine (antigout) diet

Buying This Food

Look for: A popular brand that sells steadily and will be fresh when you buy it.

Avoid: Dusty or warm bottles and cans.

Storing This Food

Store beer in a cool place. Beer tastes best when consumed within two months of the day it

is made. Since you cannot be certain how long it took to ship the beer to the store or how

long it has been sitting on the grocery shelves, buy only as much beer as you plan to use

within a week or two.

Protect bottled beer and open bottles or cans of beer from direct sunlight, which can

change sulfur compounds in beer into isopentyl mercaptan, the smelly chemical that gives

stale beer its characteristic unpleasant odor.

When You Are Ready to Serve This Food

Serve beer only in absolutely clean glasses or mugs. Even the slightest bit of grease on the

side of the glass will kill the foam immediately. Wash beer glasses with detergent, not soap,