Beverage
Lager
Lager is cold-fermented, cold-conditioned beer with clean, crisp profiles—from pale pilsner to dark Munich styles. Yeast character is restrained; malt and hop definitions stay clear. Light lagers are the default cooking beer when you want moisture and mild grain without strong fruit esters. Use for beer-can chicken, light batters, brats, and seafood boils. Very light mass-market lagers contribute little flavour but tenderise batters; quality pilsners add noble hop aroma. Avoid boiling hoppy craft lagers hard for long reductions if bitterness is a risk.
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Nutrition
Typical values per 100 g edible portion. Nutrient names open the reference page.
Nutrition Facts
Per 100 g edible portion
Amount per 100 g
- Total Fat 0.1 g
- Saturated Fat 0 g
- Trans Fat 0 g
- Monounsaturated Fat 0 g
- Polyunsaturated Fat 0 g
- Cholesterol 0 mg
- Sodium 4.94 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
- Total Carbohydrate 8.51 g
- Dietary Fibre 0 g
- Total Sugars 7.95 g
- Complex / starch 0 g
- Protein 0.5 g
- Water 90.8 g
- Energy 39.3 kcal
- Water 90.8 g
- Carbohydrates 8.51 g
- Sugars 7.95 g
- Protein 0.5 g
- Fat 0.1 g
- Vitamins 20.7 mg
- Vitamin A 15 µg
- Vitamin B1 — Thiamine 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B2 — Riboflavin 0.04 mg
- Vitamin B3 — Niacin 0.42 mg
- Vitamin B5 — Pantothenic Acid 0.08 mg
- Vitamin B6 0.02 mg
- Vitamin B7 — Biotin 0.6 µg
- Vitamin B9 — Folate 2.3 µg
- Vitamin C 2 mg
- Vitamin E 0.06 mg
- Vitamin K 0.2 µg
- Minerals 364 mg
- Major Minerals 363 mg
- Trace Minerals 1.5 mg
- Iron 1.5 mg
- Salt 0.01 g
Vitamins
vitamin-c: 2 · vitamin-a: 15 · vitamin-b1-thiamine: 0.02 · vitamin-b2-riboflavin: 0.04 · vitamin-b3-niacin: 0.42 · vitamin-b5-pantothenic-acid: 0.08 · vitamin-b6: 0.02 · vitamin-b7-biotin: 0.6 · vitamin-b9-folate: 2.3 · vitamin-e: 0.06 · vitamin-k: 0.2 ·
Minerals
Lager of Beer: composition reflects this culinary part relative to the whole ingredient.
Grading systems
Grades are placed along a shared scale so systems can be compared side by side.
History
Bohemian and Bavarian cold-storage practices shaped pale lager traditions.
Pilsner-style pale lager from Plzeň became a global beer template.
Industrial refrigeration made lager the dominant world beer style and kitchen staple liquid.