Pure Brewed Organic Lager

Name: Pure Brewed Organic Lager
Brand: Samuel Smith's

100Clean

Contaminants · 1

Measured by an independent lab and compared against published safety limits.

Glyphosate5.7 ppbof 160 ppb

4% 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.

Ingredients · 4

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Common questions

Is Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager healthy?

Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager scores 100/100 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 Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager?

Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager lists 4 ingredients, starting with Water, Organic Malted Barley, Organic Hop Strobile and Yeast. Ingredients are listed in descending order by weight, so the first few make up most of what you are eating.

Does Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager’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 Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager?

Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager 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 Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 100/100 Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager sits in our top band, among the better alcoholic beverages we have scored.

Is Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager organic?

Yes. Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager has a laboratory result on file — see the Contaminants section above for each reading and the limit it was measured against.

Does Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 5.7 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Samuel Smith's Pure Brewed Organic Lager. That reading is under its limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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