Budweiser
Summary
Budweiser scores 1/100. Independent third-party testing detected 27.0 ppb glyphosate, primarily from conventional barley malt. Uses rice as a secondary adjunct to lighten body. Built on ethanol — a WHO IARC Group 1 carcinogen with no safe consumption level per the WHO (2023). Owned by Anheuser-Busch InBev, the world's largest brewer.
At a glance
Contaminants 1
Source: Independent third-party laboratory testing
Glyphosate 27.0 ppb Moderate
A moderate level of glyphosate — elevated enough to be a real sourcing concern; cleaner-tested options exist.
Independent third-party testing detected glyphosate at 27.0 parts per billion.
Key ingredients 6
Ethanol (Alcohol)Very Bad
Classified by WHO's IARC as a Group 1 carcinogen — definitively known to cause cancer in humans. Even moderate alcohol consumption is causally linked to cancers of the breast, colon, esophagus, larynx, liver, and oropharynx. There is no safe level of alcohol consumption per the WHO (2023).
See more about Ethanol (Alcohol) →WaterNeutral
Brewing water; the dominant ingredient by volume.
See more about Water →Barley MaltNeutral
The primary glyphosate-residue vector in beer. Conventional barley in North America is commonly sprayed with glyphosate (Roundup) as a pre-harvest desiccant to dry the grain uniformly for combine harvesting; residues persist through malting, mashing, and fermentation.
See more about Barley Malt →RiceNeutral
Adjunct grain that lightens body and reduces cost; not harmful but dilutes traditional all-malt brewing character.
See more about Rice →YeastNeutral
Saccharomyces strain used for fermentation; not a health concern.
See more about Yeast →HopsGood
Whole hop flowers — traditional ingredient with mild antimicrobial polyphenols (xanthohumol, isohumulones).
See more about Hops →Processing
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