Why don't beer/liquor bottles have nutrition facts?

It is something that's consumed. Heck, even water has nutrition facts printed on the side of the bottle. So why aren't there facts on the side of a beer can or or wine/liquor bottle?

 

Well that's a hell of a good question. You'd think the beer mfg's would at least want to list calories to help sell their products

 

There's LOTS of food products out there with ridiculous # of calories. I'm sure those mfg's would love to keep it a secret and just let you eat it, but they're required to post it. My question is why aren't beers required to?

 

They can't really figure out the appropriate serving size, I suppose .

EDIT: real answer is that alcoholic beverages are not controlled by the FDA, which is responsible for mandating the nutritional facts. They are monitored by the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco and Firearms.

 

most major brewers (AB, SAB Miller, Molson Coors, etc) have basic info next to either the surgeon general's warning or the bar codes-calories, carbs, etc. Can't speak to smaller brewers, as I haven't paid attention. However as an above poster mentioned, they are not regulated by the FDA and therefore don't have the FDA info box mandate.

 

because its all just goodness inside...

 

Because the little letters would become too fuzzy after a few hours.

I've come up with a little fob device that has a wireless connection to the bottles deeper into the box...the last 6 bottles have small tweeters that sound off when button on fob is pushed. Works pretty well when trying to find that one you've just opened.

 

And to solve the question thus riddled to us by the OP:

Active ingredient: alcohol.

 

Seems almost like an oxymoron to me to hava a 'Nutrition Sheet' on an alcoholic beverage. And it's pretty simple too. If it's low calorie/low carb they either say it in their commercials, or say it on the box. But the majority of people drinking don't care, they drink what they like not what's the healthiest.

 

Who the hell wants to know that?

 

Apparently, just me.

 

That Dr Atkins guy that didn't want us eatting bread said that Scotch was the better choice if you were going to drink alcohol. Not a single bottle of scotch says Low Carb or Dr Atkins approved. LOL!

 

LMAO!!!

While I wasn't specific (I should have been) I was referring to beer alone.

 

Because there isn't any...

 

To be fair, there isn't any in soda either.

Alcohol is probably healthier than soda.

 

As I was told once there is a ATF rule that says they can not in any way say that an alcoholic beverage is "nutritious." So they can not put what ever, if any, vitamins are in them on the label.

 

Odd, in the UK stout beer is known as a great drink for pregnant women due to all its vitamins.

 

Very interesting!