Guinness

Name: Guinness
Brand: Guinness

97Clean

Ingredients · 7

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Common questions

Is Guinness healthy?

Guinness 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. 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 Guinness?

Guinness lists 7 ingredients, starting with Water, Malted Barley, Barley, Roasted Barley and Hops. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Guinness contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Guinness’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 Guinness?

Guinness 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 Guinness compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 97/100 Guinness 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 Guinness organic?

Guinness is not certified organic in our data.

Full methodology: how we score products.