Extra

Name: Extra
Brand: Corona

97Clean

Contaminants · 1

From lab tests of this product’s family

Corona Extra Lager

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

In the family’s tests: measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Glyphosate25.1 ppbof 160 ppb

16% of the limitEWG children's health benchmark 160 ppb (0.01 mg/day in a 60 g serving). EPA tolerance for glyphosate on oats is far higher at 30 ppm (30,000 ppb), 40 CFR 180.364.

Measured in: Corona Extra Mexican Lager Beer Can (24 pack)

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Corona Extra healthy?

Corona Extra scores 97/100 on Tallow — our clean band. That number comes from what is on the label: the ingredients, how processed it is, and what it is packaged in, plus lab results from its product family, Corona Extra Lager. It is not a verdict on your diet — Tallow does not weigh calories, portion size or how often you eat it, so a high score means the ingredients are clean, not that the food is unlimited.

What is in Corona Extra?

Corona Extra lists 4 ingredients, starting with Water, Malted Barley, Corn and Hops. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Corona Extra contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Corona Extra’s ingredient list matches a seed oil — canola, soybean, corn, cottonseed, grapeseed, sunflower, safflower, rice bran or peanut oil, or an unspecified "vegetable oil".

How processed is Corona Extra?

Corona Extra is NOVA group 1: unprocessed or minimally processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Corona Extra compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 97/100 Corona Extra sits in our top band, among the better alcoholic beverages we have scored. A higher-scoring option in alcoholic beverages is Kim Crawford Sauvignon Blanc White Wine at 100/100.

Is Corona Extra organic?

Corona Extra is not certified organic in our data.

Has Corona Extra been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Barley malt, corn/non-malted cereals, hops, water; alcoholic, no added flavours) with the other products in its family, Corona Extra Lager, and 7 products in its family have been lab tested. This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Those results are in the family's Contaminants section above; its own results may differ.

Does Corona Extra contain glyphosate?

Corona Extra itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected glyphosate at 25.1 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Corona Extra Mexican Lager Beer Can (24 pack). This product is scored with the worst result for each contaminant across those tests. Its own results may differ.

Full methodology: how we score products.