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Is Brewdog ultra-processed?

330 ml Non-alcoholic beers Sold in the United Kingdom

Pack of Brewdog

Yes, it's ultra-processed

  1. 1 Unprocessed
  2. 2 Kitchen staple
  3. 3 Processed
  4. 4 Ultra-processed

Signs of ultra-processing in its ingredients:

  • 10 ingredients
  • 1 additive

Less processed non-alcoholic beers

Less processed isn't automatically healthier, so compare the labels for what matters to you, such as sugar or salt.

Ingredients

Ultra-processing Processing signs are highlighted

Water, lactose, malted barley, wheat, yeast, hops, grapefruit, orange flavouring, oats, lactic acid

Additives: E270 Lactic acid

As written on the pack

Water, lactose (milk), malted barley, malted wheat, yeast, hops, grapefruit and orange flavouring, malted oats, lactic acid

What makes it ultra-processed

Cosmetic additives

Added to change how the food looks, feels or tastes, not to keep it safe. A hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Flavouring Flavourings are concentrated aroma preparations that add or intensify a taste.

Substances rarely used in home kitchens

Refined or extracted in factories, such as syrups made from starch or isolated proteins. The other hallmark of ultra-processed food.

  • Lactose Lactose is milk sugar, crystallised industrially from whey, a by-product of cheese making.

How the NOVA groups work

Among 68 non-alcoholic beers

From least to most processed, this one ranks 52nd. 62% of the non-alcoholic beers here are ultra-processed.

Ranked by NOVA group, then by the number of ultra-processing signs, additives and ingredients. Our ordering, not part of NOVA.

All 68 non-alcoholic beers, least processed first

About this information

  • Data from this product on Open Food Facts (barcode 5056025454088, last edited 27 March 2026), available under the Open Database License. If something is wrong or the recipe has changed, you can correct it there.
  • Photo: Open Food Facts contributors, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • The NOVA group is an automated estimate from crowdsourced data: a missing or mistyped ingredient can change it.
  • General information, not medical or dietary advice. Check the pack if you have an allergy.