Calculated Mean Content Values

Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation
mg/100 ml 27.83 3.60 48.90 13.31
mol/100 ml 0.00 0.00 0.00 0.00

Values calculated by aggregating data from 64 different samples from 11 unique publications.

Aglycone Mean Content Values

Aglycone Units Average Min Max Standard Deviation

Original Content Values Used to Produce Means

Lugasi A., Hovari J. (2003) Antioxidant properties of commercial alcoholic and nonalcoholic beverages. Nahrung 47:79-86 PubMed (12744283)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
39.00 mg/100 ml Lager beer - Chimay yes 1
27.00 mg/100 ml Lager beer- Tuborg yes 1
40.00 mg/100 ml Lager beer - Amstel yes 1
35.00 mg/100 ml Lager beer - Spaten yes 1
47.00 mg/100 ml Lager beer - Gold Fassl yes 1
McMurrough I., Baert T. (1994) Identification of proanthocyanidins in beer and their direct measurement with a dual electrode electrochemical detector. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 100:409-416
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
26.00 mg/100 ml Lager storage beer yes 1
Gorinstein S., Caspi A., Zemser M., Trakhtenberg S. (2000) Comparative contents of some phenolics in beer, red and white wines. Nutrition Research 20:131-139
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
34.51 mg/100 ml Maccabee beer no 1
Fantozzi P., Montanari L., Mancini F., Gasbarrini A., Addolorato G., Simoncini M., Nardini M., Ghiselli A., Scaccini C. (1998) In vitro antioxidant capacity from wort to beer. LWT - Food Science and Technology 31:221-227
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
32.20 mg/100 ml Beer, Italian, lager yes 1
Vinson J.A., Mandarano M., Hirst M., Trevithick J.R., Bose P. (2003) Phenol antioxidant quantity and quality in foods: beers and the effect of two types of beer on an animal model of atherosclerosis. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51:5528-5533 PubMed (12926909)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
20.27 mg/100 ml Lager, domestic yes 1
21.86 mg/100 ml Lager, domestic yes 1
21.22 mg/100 ml Lager, domestic yes 1
4.78 mg/100 ml Lager, domestic yes 1
5.27 mg/100 ml Lager, domestic yes 1
22.82 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada yes 1
27.63 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada yes 1
25.14 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada Ice yes 1
23.40 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada Ice yes 1
30.10 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada Ice yes 1
19.77 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada yes 1
20.67 mg/100 ml Lager, Canada yes 1
29.37 mg/100 ml Lager, Czech Republic yes 1
13.36 mg/100 ml Lager, Mexico yes 1
8.99 mg/100 ml Lager, The Netherlands yes 1
Floridi S., Montanari L., Marconi O., Fantozzi P. (2003) Determination of free phenolic acids in wort and beer by coulometric array detection. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 51:1548-1554 PubMed (12617582)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
38.80 mg/100 ml Italian lager beer yes 23
Rivero D., Perez-Magarino S., Gonzalez-Sanjose M.L., Valls-Belles V., Codoner P., Muniz P. (2005) Inhibition of induced DNA oxidative damage by beers: correlation with the content of polyphenols and melanoidins. Journal of Agricultural and Food Chemistry 53:3637-3642 PubMed (15853413)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
48.90 mg/100 ml Beer, dark, lager, Spanish yes 1
38.00 mg/100 ml Beer, blond, lager, Spanish yes 1
Lugasi A. (2003) Polyphenol contents and antioxidant properties of beer. Acta Alimentaria 32:181-192 PubMed (23222906)
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
39.00 mg/100 ml beer, lager, Chimay yes 1
27.00 mg/100 ml beer, lager, Tuborg yes 1
40.00 mg/100 ml beer, lager, Amstel yes 1
35.00 mg/100 ml beer, lager, Spaten yes 1
47.00 mg/100 ml beer, lager, Gold Fassl yes 1
Peris M., Muller D., Maquieira A. (1991) Determination of total polyphenols in beers by flow injection analysis. Food Chemistry 40:1-8
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
4.20 mg/100 ml Beer, Adlerbrau yes 1
3.60 mg/100 ml Beer, El Aguila yes 1
4.20 mg/100 ml Beer, Cruz Campo yes 1
4.20 mg/100 ml Beer, Golden Turia yes 1
4.00 mg/100 ml Beer, Mahou yes 1
4.00 mg/100 ml Beer, San Miguel yes 1
4.10 mg/100 ml Beer, Skol yes 1
5.10 mg/100 ml Beer, Voll-Damm yes 1
3.70 mg/100 ml Beer, Carlsberg yes 1
4.70 mg/100 ml Beer, Hannen Alt yes 1
3.60 mg/100 ml Beer, Heineken yes 1
4.30 mg/100 ml Beer, Kronenbourg yes 1
4.40 mg/100 ml Beer, Eichbaum yes 1
McMurrough I., Madigan D., Kelly R.J., Smyth M.R. (1996) The role of flavanoid polyphenols in beer stability. Journal of the American Society of Brewing Chemists 54:141-148
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
9.70 mg/100 ml Beer, lager no 1
Delcour J.A., de Varebeke D.J. (1985) A new colourimetric assay for flavanoids in Pilsner beers. Journal of the Institute of Brewing 91:37-40
Original Content Value Original Food Description Commercial Origin # of Samples Analyzed
37.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 1 yes 1
30.60 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 2 yes 1
32.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 3 yes 1
35.60 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 4 yes 1
28.40 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 5 yes 1
29.10 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 6 yes 1
22.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 7 yes 1
31.30 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 8 yes 1
30.60 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 9 yes 1
28.40 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 10 yes 1
27.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 11 yes 1
32.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 12 yes 1
31.30 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 13 yes 1
27.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 14 yes 1
29.90 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 15 yes 1
32.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 16 yes 1
37.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 17 yes 1
32.10 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 18 yes 1
27.70 mg/100 ml Belgian Pilsner beer 19 yes 1