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Samuel Smith's Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle

99Clean
USDA Organic

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 Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle healthy?

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle scores 99/100 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 Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle?

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle lists 4 ingredients, starting with Water, Organic Barley Malt, Organic Hops 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 Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle contain seed oils?

No. Nothing in Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle’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 Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle?

Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle is NOVA group 3: processed, but not ultra-processed. NOVA runs 1 to 4, where 1 is whole food and 4 is ultra-processed.

How does Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle compare to other alcoholic beverages?

At 99/100 Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle 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 Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle organic?

Yes. Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle carries USDA Organic certification, which is worth +5 points in the score above.

Has Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle been lab tested?

Yes. 1 substance in Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle 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 Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle contain glyphosate?

Yes. A lab detected glyphosate at 5.7 ppb against a 160 ppb limit in Samuel Smith's Organic Lager 18.7 fl oz Bottle. That reading is under its limit. Each reading is in the Contaminants section above.

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