{"id":154252,"date":"2025-09-19T11:35:11","date_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:35:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/154252\/"},"modified":"2025-09-19T11:35:11","modified_gmt":"2025-09-19T11:35:11","slug":"6-light-beers-that-use-the-lowest-quality-ingredients","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/154252\/","title":{"rendered":"6 Light Beers That Use the Lowest Quality Ingredients\u00a0"},"content":{"rendered":"

If you\u2019re counting calories, but don\u2019t want to completely give up drinking, a light beer isn\u2019t a bad choice, but don\u2019t think they\u2019re all the same. Some brands cut corners and rely on low-quality ingredients to keep costs low and you can tell by the watered down taste. \u201cLight beers<\/a> contain fewer calories, which may appear to be good, but tend to contain fewer natural nutrients and must use cheaper grains or additives,\u201d says Candice Van Eeden, a Holistic Nutrition Coach at Kuon Healthcare. \u201cThese provide you with alcohol and carbs but not much more and hence are best taken in moderation.\u201d According to Van Eeden, here are six light beers that use the cheapest ingredients and why it\u2019s better to leave them off your grocery list. Read on.<\/p>\n

\tBud Light<\/p>\n

\"\"Bud Light<\/p>\n

Nutrition: per serving 12 fl oz
Calories: 110
Fat:\u00a0 0g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 0g)
Sodium: mg
Carbs: 6.6g (Fiber: g , Sugar: g)
Protein:\u00a0 .9g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, barely, rice, hops<\/p>\n

Bud Light is crafted from just four ingredients and doesn\u2019t contain preservatives or artificial flavors, but the beer still isn\u2019t good. \u201cIt puts rice and corn in the fillers, reducing the total nutrient content of the product in comparison to 100 percent barley malt,\u201d says Van Eeden. \u201cWhile Bud Light has fewer calories there is virtually no fiber or vitamins, and are primarily empty carbohydrates and alcohol.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCoors Light<\/p>\n

\"\"Walmart<\/p>\n

Nutrition: per serving 12 oz
Calories: 102
Fat:\u00a0 0g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 g)
Sodium: mg
Carbs: 5g (Fiber: g , Sugar: g)
Protein: <1 g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, barley malt, hop extract, larger yeast, corn syrup (not High-Fructose Corn Syrup)<\/p>\n

According to Van Eeden, Coors Light is low quality because \u201cit is brewed using less costly ingredients and then filtered to take away most of the natural taste.\u201d She adds, \u201cIt\u2019s extremely light and easy to drink yet gives low or no nutritional value.\u201d<\/p>\n

RELATED: 8 Light Beers That Use the Highest Quality Ingredients<\/p>\n

\tMiller Lite<\/p>\n

\"\"Walgreens<\/p>\n

Nutrition: per serving 12 oz
Calories: 96
Fat:\u00a0 0g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 g)
Sodium: mg
Carbs: 3.2g (Fiber: g , Sugar: g)
Protein:\u00a0 <1g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, barely malt, yeast, corn syrup (not High-Fructose Corn Syrup), hops, hop extract6254a4d1642c605c54bf1cab17d50f1e<\/p>\n

Miller Lite is another low quality beer because \u201cIt is light with the use of less malt and more processed grains,\u201d says Van Eeden. \u201cIt\u2019s cheap but has no actual nutrients, just alcohol and simple carbohydrates.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tMichelob Ultra<\/p>\n

\"\"Michelob Ultra<\/p>\n

Nutrition: per serving 12 oz
Calories: 95
Fat:\u00a0 0g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 g)
Sodium: mg
Carbs: 2.6g (Fiber: g , Sugar: g)
Protein:\u00a0 .6g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, rice, barley malt, hops<\/p>\n

Michelob Ultra boasts it\u2019s a healthier option because it has fewer calories and doesn\u2019t contain artificial flavors or colors, but Van Eeden isn\u2019t buying the advertising.\u00a0\u201cIt is marketed as a health choice but still utilizes a very simple combination of malt and grain,\u201d she says. \u201cIt is very low in nutrition, that is, in calories.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tBusch Light<\/p>\n

\"\"Busch
\n Nutrition: per serving 12 oz<\/p>\n

Calories<\/p>\n

: 95<\/p>\n

Fat<\/p>\n

:\u00a0 0g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 g)
\nSodium: 0mg
\nCarbs: 3.2g (Fiber: g , Sugar: 0g)
\nProtein:\u00a0 .7g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, barely, corn grist, hops<\/p>\n

Busch Light advertises that \u201cpremium ingredients\u201d are only used to brew the beer, but according to Van Eede, \u201d It utilizes the most inexpensive grains to render production cost-effective.\u201d She says while Busch Light does have reduced calories, \u201cthere is little or no nutritional effect.\u201d<\/p>\n

\tCorona Light<\/p>\n

\"\"Corona USA<\/p>\n

Nutrition: per serving
Calories:
Fat:\u00a0 g (Saturated fat:\u00a0 g)
Sodium: mg
Carbs: g (Fiber: g , Sugar: g)
Protein:\u00a0 g<\/p>\n

Ingredients: Water, barley malt, non-malted cereals, hops<\/p>\n

Corona Light uses the same ingredients as the other light beers on the light, but what makes the beer low quality is the brewing process. According to Van Eede, \u201cFiltration and using adjunct grains to keep it light takes away natural flavors and nutrients.\u201d She adds while the beer is light and refreshing, it\u2019s \u201cmere empty calories.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If you\u2019re counting calories, but don\u2019t want to completely give up drinking, a light beer isn\u2019t a bad…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":154253,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[36],"tags":[64,63,33773,137,15353,532],"class_list":{"0":"post-154252","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-nutrition","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-beer","11":"tag-health","12":"tag-healthy-eating","13":"tag-nutrition"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154252","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=154252"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/154252\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/154253"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=154252"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=154252"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=154252"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}