Heineken Original Lager can

Name: Heineken Original Lager can
Brand: Heineken

97Clean

Contaminants · 1

From lab tests of this product’s family

Heineken Original Lager (US)

This product wasn’t tested · results may differ

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

Glyphosate20.9 ppbof 160 ppb

13% 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: Heineken Original Lager Beer 6 Pack 12 fl oz Bottles

Ingredients · 3

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Common questions

Is Heineken Original Lager can healthy?

Heineken Original Lager can 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, Heineken Original Lager (US). 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 Heineken Original Lager can?

Heineken Original Lager can lists 3 ingredients, starting with Water, Malted Barley and Polyphenols From Hops Extract. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Heineken Original Lager can contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Heineken Original Lager can’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 Heineken Original Lager can?

Heineken Original Lager can 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 Heineken Original Lager can compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 97/100 Heineken Original Lager can 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 Heineken Original Lager can organic?

Heineken Original Lager can is not certified organic in our data.

Has Heineken Original Lager can been lab tested?

Not this product itself. It shares a base recipe (Water, malted barley, hops/hop extract; lager in bottles, cans and kegs; no flavors.) with the other products in its family, Heineken Original Lager (US), and 9 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 Heineken Original Lager can contain glyphosate?

Heineken Original Lager can itself has not been tested for glyphosate, but other products in its family, which share its base recipe, have: a lab detected glyphosate at 20.9 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Heineken Original Lager Beer 6 Pack 12 fl oz Bottles. 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.