India, April 23 -- The study, published in the Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry, examined vitamin levels in beer by analyzing the nutritional content of 65 different varieties.
Researchers found no significant difference in vitamin B6 levels between alcohol-free lager and regular lager. However, non-alcoholic beers that had their ethanol removed after fermentation contained higher levels of vitamin B6 than those brewed with low-ethanol-producing yeasts.
Vitamin B6 is an essential nutrient obtained through diet. It is commonly found in meat and fish, but also in foods like porridge oats, potatoes, and chickpeas. Many breakfast cereals are fortified with B6 as well. True deficiency is rare, though mildly low levels can occur, ofte...