Alcoholic Beverages
🇬🇧 CoFID 2021 · 17-506
✦ Lower ABV session ale
✦ Yeast B vitamins: niacin, folate
✦ ~2 units per pint
✦ 14 units/week NHS maximum
Session bitter (under 4% ABV) is a lower-strength cask or keg ale made from malted barley, hops, yeast, and water. It provides small amounts of B vitamins (niacin, riboflavin, folate) from the yeast and malt, and silicon (which may support bone density). A pint (~568ml) contains around 2 units of alcohol and 170-190 kcal. The NHS recommends no more than 14 units per week with several alcohol-free days.
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Preparation note
Track alcohol units alongside calories; a pint of session bitter contributes around 2 units toward the 14-unit weekly guideline. Alternate with soft drinks or water to stay within recommended limits.
Sources:
NHS Alcohol units · CoFID 2021
Where Beer, bitter, average (<4% ABV) Stands Out
Macronutrients per 100g
124
kJ
Energy
0.30
g
Protein
2.20
g
Carbs
2.20
g
Sugars
0.02
g
Salt
Vitamins & Minerals
| Nutrient | Per 100g | % Daily Value* | Level |
|---|---|---|---|
| Potassium | 32.0 mg | 2% | |
| Chloride | 24.0 mg | 3% | |
| Phosphorus | 14.0 mg | 2% | |
| Calcium | 8.00 mg | 1% | |
| Magnesium | 7.00 mg | 2% | |
| Folate | 5.00 µg | 3% | |
| Niacin (B3) | 0.200 mg | 1% | |
| Zinc | 0.100 mg | 1% | |
| Iron | 0.100 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin B6 | 0.070 mg | 5% | |
| Pantothenic Acid (B5) | 0.050 mg | 1% | |
| Manganese | 0.030 mg | 2% | |
| Riboflavin (B2) | 0.030 mg | 2% | |
| Copper | 0.010 mg | 1% | |
| Vitamin D | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin A (RAE) | 0.000 µg | 0% | |
| Vitamin C | 0.000 mg | 0% | |
| Trans fat | 0.000 g | — | |
| Glucose (dextrose) | 0.000 g | — | |
| Sucrose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Fructose | 0.000 g | — | |
| Cholesterol | 0.000 mg | — | |
| Biotin (Vitamin B7) | 1.00 µg | 2% | |
| Retinol (vitamin A) | 0.000 µg | 0% |
* % Daily Value based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs). — indicates no EU NRV established.
Primary data source for this entry:
McCance & Widdowson's Composition of Foods Integrated Dataset (CoFID 2021), Public Health England. Source record tag: CoFID 2021.
All values are per 100g fresh weight unless stated.
% Daily Values based on EU Nutrient Reference Values (NRVs) per Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011.
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